Hōfu Tenmangū

Hōfu Tenman-gū 防府天満宮
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Tenjin
Type	Tenman-gū
Location
Location	14-1, Matsuzaki-cho, Hōfu Yamaguchi 747-0029
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°3′47.8″N 131°34′26.6″E
Architecture
Date established	904
Website
www.hofutenmangu.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Hōfu Tenman-gū (防府天満宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane.[2]

Detail of a scroll painting showing Matsuzaki Shrine in Hōfu Tenmangū

See also

• Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines
• Kitano Tenman-gū
• Three Great Tenjin Shrines
• Tenjin Matsuri

References

1. 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),防府市歴史用語集,デジタル大辞泉プラス,デジタル大辞泉,事典・日本の観光資源,世界大百科事典内言及. "防府天満宮(ほうふてんまんぐう)とは？ 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
2. "【山口】日本三大天満宮のひとつ防府天満宮を紹介します｜Stayway". stayway media (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-27.

External links

• Hofu Tenmangu Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine (Official site)