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Held to be the earliest founded of the Tenmangu shrines to Sugawara no Michizane, and counted with Kitano and Dazaifu among the three great Tenjin shrines of Japan.
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Hōfu Tenman-gū (防府天満宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：904 Shrine rank：One of Japan's Three Great Tenjin Shrines Blessings：Learning
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