Yamada Tenman-gū is a

Shinto shrine A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion. Overview Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings. The '' honden''Also called (本殿, meani ...

located in

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

, central Japan. Yamada tenmangu

The deity of this shrine is Sugawara no Michizane. According to legend, the shrine was constructed in 1672 as a guardian to

Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the ...

and as place to pray for academic wishes in the

Owari Province was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...

. In 1983, the Kogane shrine was merged into this shrine. The Usokae Ritual is held here on every 25 January.

External links

Homepage of the Yamada Tenman Shrine

Shinto shrines in Nagoya Sugawara no Michizane {{shinto-stub Tenjin faith