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2006/12/20

湯島天神 Yushima-tenjin Yushima Tenjin Shrine

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Yushima Tenjin is a shrine for Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning. The shrine’s history dates back a long time to when  it was built in 458 A.D. In 1995, new shrine pavilions were built in a “Gongen” style entirely  in timber. The wood used was Japanese cypress that had aged about 250 years. In the grounds of the shrine  can be found a ‘tori’ entrance gate and an odd-shaped boulder called Kienhyoujinseki. The shrine is also famous because it houses a set of the novelist Izumi Kyoka’s work “Onna Keizu”. “Onna Keizu” is famous for the speech “Wakarero Kireroha”. There is a commemorative plaque tothe Shinpa genre of theater with Kyoka’s writing brushon a stand. On the site, there are about 300 Japanese plum trees, which bloom all at once in Spring. During the high school and university  entrance exam season, students and examinees come here to pray for their success in the examinations.

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address
33-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo, 113-0034
name
Yushima Tenjin Shrine
phone
03-3836-0753
hp
http://www.yushimatenjin.or.jp/pc/index.htm




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