Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine
Worshipped as the god of scholarship, Sugawara no Michizane is enshrined here. Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine was Japan's first Tenman-gu Shrine (which are shrines dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane) and is counted as one Japan's Three Great Tenjin Shrines.
The shrine is bustling with people all year, with many young people coming to purchase writing brushes or good luck charms for tests.
Street address
- 14-1 Matsuzakicho, Hofu City, Yamaguchi
About YAMAGUCHI Access
- From JR Hofu Station, take a Bocho Bus (about 5 min. / 170 yen); get off at "Hofu Tenmangu"
Opening Hours
- Gates are open from 6:00-20:00
Closed
- Open everyday
Fee
- Free
Best season
- All year
Point
- Western Japan’s wildest festival, the Gojinko Festival, takes place on the fourth Saturday of November.
Watching thousands of participants clad in fetching white traditional costumes parade through the streets is a magnificent sight to behold.
Spots around
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Karato Fish Market
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Hagi Uragami Museum
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Yuda Onsen
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Yanai Nishigura/goldfish lantern experience
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Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
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Kintaikyo Bridge
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World Heritage Sites: Hagi Castle Town and the Shokasonjuku Academy
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Tsunoshima Ohashi
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Shunan Industrial Night Scenery
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Iwakuni Castle
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Nagato Yumoto Onsen
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Akiyoshidai Plateau/Akiyoshido Cave
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Tokiwa Park
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Hagi Castle Town and Hagi Meirin Gakusha, school house
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Iwakuni Art Museum with Kashiwabara Collection
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Yamaguchi Ube Airport
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Motonosumi Inari Shrine
