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.); get off at "Hofu Tenmangu"
Opening Hours
- Gates are open from 6:00-20:00
Closed
- Open everyday
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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Iwakuni Castle
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Karato Fish Market
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Tsunoshima Ohashi
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Akiyoshidai Plateau/Akiyoshido Cave
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Shunan Industrial Night Scenery
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Hagi Castle Town and Hagi Meirin Gakusha, school house
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Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
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Nagato Yumoto Onsen
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Kintaikyo Bridge
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Yanai Nishigura/goldfish lantern experience
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World Heritage Sites: Hagi Castle Town and the Shokasonjuku Academy
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Yuda Onsen
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Motonosumi Shrine
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Hagi Uragami Museum
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Iwakuni Art Museum with Kashiwabara Collection
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Yamaguchi Ube Airport
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Tokiwa Park
