Yaho Tenman-gū

Yaho Tenmangū
谷保天満宮

Honden of Yaho Tenmangū
Information
Type Shimmei Shrine
Dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane
Founded 903
Address 5209 Yaho, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo
Website www.yabotenmangu.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Yaho Tenman-gū (谷保天満宮) is a Shinto shrine in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan.

History

Located next to the Kōshū Kaidō highway, Yaho Tenman-gū claims to be the oldest Shinto shrine in the Kantō region dedicated to Tenjin, the deified Sugawara no Michizane, having been built in 903 AD by Michizane’s third son.

See also

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Coordinates: 35°40′48.6″N 139°26′37.2″E / 35.680167°N 139.443667°E / 35.680167; 139.443667

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