Dazaifu Temple Fukuoka Japan Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine (大宰府天満宮, Dazaifu Tenmangu) is one of the country’s most important Tenmangu Shrines. Tenmangu Shrines are shrines that hold the spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, a Heian period scholar today worshipped as the god of learning. He is commonly referred to as simply Tenjin. In fact, there are about 14,000 Tenmangu Shrines throughout Japan, but Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka is arguably the most famous because it is built on the ground where Michizane is believed to have been buried by his follower when he passed away in 903 CE.
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