Yabo Tenmangū Explained

Yabo Tenmangū
谷保天満宮
Map Type:Japan
Coordinates:35.6802°N 139.4437°W
Religious Affiliation:Shinto
Type:Shimmei Shrine
Deity:Sugawara no Michizane
Established:903
Location:5209 Yaho, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo

is a Shinto shrine in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan.[1]

History

Located next to the Kōshū Kaidō highway, Yabo 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.[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 谷保天満宮【谷保天神】 - 東京都神社庁 . 2023-01-26 . www.tokyo-jinjacho.or.jp . ja.
  2. Book: 三橋健 . 決定版知れば知るほど面白い! 神道の本 . 2011-01-20 . 西東社 . 978-4-7916-1816-3 . 179 . ja.