Dazaifu Tenman-gū (太宰府天満宮) is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified Sugawara no Michizane. It is located in Dazaifu on Kyushu, the site of Michizane's exile from court. Sugawara no Michizane (菅原道真 845 - March 26, 903) was a scholar, poet, and politician in Heian Period of Japan. ... Dazaifu (太宰府市; -shi) is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. ... Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (ä¹å·ž) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ...
The shrine is famous for a plum tree which is said to have flown from Kyoto to be with Michizane.
The DazaifuTenmangu is the first and most important of several hundreds of shrines built all over Japan and dedicated to the spirits of Sugawara Michizane, an influential scholar and politician of the Heian Period, who has been identified with Tenjin, the kami ("Shinto god") of education.
DazaifuTenmangu is a shrine built over the grave of Michizane Sugawara venerated by the Japanese throughout the country as the Tenman-Tenjin (the deified spirit of Michizane), or the God of literature or calligraphy.
The coffin was carried on a cow carriage led by Yasuyuki, according to the legend the ox suddenly came to a halt and refused to budge despite threats and entreaties.
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