Tenmangū

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{{Nihongo|Tenmangū|天満宮|}} is a Shinto shrine which enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as Tenjin. There are about 14,000 such shrines in Japan; famous examples include:

Dazaifu Tenman-gū and Kitano Tenmangū are often grouped together with another of these shrines and called the "Three Great Tenjin Shrines", but there is no generally accepted criterion for the selection of a third shrine.{{Cite web |last=デジタル大辞泉プラス |title=大生郷天満宮とは? 意味や使い方 |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%A4%A7%E7%94%9F%E9%83%B7%E5%A4%A9%E6%BA%80%E5%AE%AE-1716255 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=コトバンク |language=ja}}

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Category:Shinto shrines by tradition

Category:Tenjin (kami)

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