A Tenjin shrine in Kazo dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the patron deity of scholarship and learning. Michizane, the renowned Heian-era scholar and statesman who was unjustly exiled to Dazaifu, is enshrined at learning sanctuaries nationwide. During exam season, the grounds fill with ema votive tablets from students seeking success. Plum trees associated with Michizane grace the precinct with …
Kazo Tenjin Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around 1650 (the 3rd year of the Kan'an era). It is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), the renowned Heian-period scholar and statesman who was unjustly exiled to Dazaifu in Kyushu and later deified as a patron of learning, wors…
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "菅原道真公"
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