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Three Great Tenjin Shrines

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The Three Great Tenjin Shrines (日本三大天神) are a group of three Shinto shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of the scholar-courtier Sugawara no Michizane. They are traditionally enumerated as:

  • Dazaifu Tenman-gū, Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture
  • Hōfu Tenman-gū, Yamaguchi Prefecture
  • Kitano Tenman-gū, Kyoto
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    Three Great Tenjin Shrines Wikipedia