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Tsujido Tenman Jinja
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A Tenman shrine to Michizane founded around 1050, said to be linked to the origin of the name 'Tsujido', with white and red plum blossoms evoking the legend of his famous flying plum tree.
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1050
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8 min walk from JR Tsujido Station
2-7-1 Tsujido, Fujisawa
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Founded 1050
976 years
Enshrined Deity
菅原道真
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Overview
A Tenman-jinja in Tsujido, Fujisawa, enshrining Sugawara no Michizane as the deity of learning. Known affectionately as 'Tenjin-sama,' it draws students praying for academic success. The plum trees in bloom each February recall the legend of Michizane's flying plum. The name Tsujido may derive from a wayside hall historically linked to this shrine.
Origins
Tsujido Tenman-jinja is traditionally said to have been founded around 1050, during the mid-Heian period. It enshrines Sugawara no Michizane (845–903) as its principal deity, and from the late Heian period onward, when Michizane was venerated nationwide as 'Tenjin-sama,' the shrine gained widespread…
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Academic Success
Performing Arts
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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Sugawara no Michizane
God of Learning & Minister of the Right
Age 205 at founding (posthumous)
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Tsujido Tenman Shrine, founded around 1050, enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as its principal deity. After Michizane's death in 903, shrines dedicated to him spread across Japan to appease his spirit, and this shrine similarly came to venerate him as "Tenjin-sama," the guardian of learning. The plum trees in the precinct, blooming white and pink each February and March, honor the legend of the "flying plum" beloved in Michizane's famous farewell poem.
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