Yabo Tenman-gū (谷保天満宮) is a Shinto shrine in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan.[1]
| Yabo Tenmangū 谷保天満宮 | |
|---|---|
 Honden of Yabo Tenmangū | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Sugawara no Michizane |
| Type | Shimmei Shrine |
| Location | |
| Location | 5209 Yaho, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°40′48.6″N 139°26′37.2″E / 35.680167°N 139.443667°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 903 |
| Website | |
| www | |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
History
editLocated 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "谷保天満宮【谷保天神】 - 東京都神社庁". www.tokyo-jinjacho.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ 三橋健 (2011-01-20). 決定版知れば知るほど面白い！ 神道の本 (in Japanese). 西東社. p. 179. ISBN 978-4-7916-1816-3.
External links
edit- Yabo Tenman-gū
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