A Tenmangu shrine in Showa Village enshrining Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning.
Situated on the northern foothills of Mount Akagi, offering worship in refreshingly clear highland air.
Showa Village boasts Japan's highest konnyaku production, with deep agricultural deity worship.
Plum trees beloved by Michizane bloom red and white in early spring on the grounds.
During exam season, many…
Founded in the mid-Edo period when a prominent Showa Village farmer invited a spirit from Dazaifu Tenmangu to encourage children's education.
It developed as a shrine combining encouragement of learning in rural areas with harvest prayers.
Shrine buildings were rebuilt during the Kansei era, also se…
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "菅原道真"
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