Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine防府天満宮
The Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Hofu City that is dedicated to the poet and statesman Sugawara no Michizane, deified as Tenjin, the God of Learning. It ranks alongside the Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine in Kyoto and the Dazaifu Tenman-gu Shrine in Fukuoka as one of the Three Great Tenjin Shrines of Japan. As Sugawara no Michizane had been very impressed by Hofu while traveling to Dazaifu in Kyushu, it was believed that his spirit had returned to Hofu after his death, and so the first Tenman-gu Shrine in Japan was built here in 904. The imposing vermillion-painted Ro-mon (two-storied gate) and the view from the Shumpuro-ro hall inside the Shrine precincts should not be missed.
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Review of Hofu tenman-gu
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Reviewed:2018/05/08
a well-established shrine, deserved more…
It is one of Japan’s leading Tenman-gu (shrines sacred to the God of Academic Learning) which ranked alongside the Dazaifu...
Reviewed:2018/03/06
Beautiful plum blossoms!
Reviewed:2018/01/26
Great short Day Trip
Details
- Address
- Yamaguchi Pref. Houfushi Matsuzakichou 14-1 [ map ]
- Phone
- 0835237700
- Hours
- Worship freedom
- Closed
- open everyday
- Parking Lot
- Available(500spaces)
- Credit Card
- Not available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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Yamaguchi Main Areas
Heading west along Japan's largest island, Honshu, the very last prefecture you'll reach is Yamaguchi, separated from Kyushu by a small strip of water known as the Kanmon Straits, which the far-reaching harbor city Shimonoseki looks over. With water at every turn, the seafood of Yamaguchi is an indisputable highlight, and we're not talking just the usual fish dishesâthe notorious fugu, or puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy that was discovered in Yamaguchi prefecture, making it the best place to try it out.
