A Tenmangu shrine in the residential streets of Uzumasa, enshrining Sugawara no Michizane and beloved by local students for its blessings of academic success. Located close to Koryuji, it has watched over the history of Uzumasa — which flourished as the territory of the Hata clan. Legend holds that Michizane stopped here on his way down to Dazaifu in exile. Each February, the Baika-sai festival is…

The exact founding date of Uzumasa Tenmangu is not clearly recorded in surviving documents. However, a tradition has long been passed down that the enshrined deity, Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), stopped at this location in 901 while on his way into exile in Dazaifu. After Michizane's death, the i…