Tenmangu Shrine
📍 Shizuoka, Shizuoka · 2-31-10 Shimokawahara, Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
Tenmangu Shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the divine patron of learning and scholarship. Situated in Shizuoka, it has long attracted the earnest prayers of students and scholars seeking success in their studies. The countless ema hung within its grounds each carry the hopes of youth ascending toward the heavens.
Benefits
academic successexam passageblooming talent