Sacred place
Kameido Tenjin Shrine
Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Koto Ward, Tokyo, is one of the Edo Three Great Tenjin shrines, enshrining Sugawara no Michizane.
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A Koto Ward Tenmangu modeled on Dazaifu, enshrining Sugawara no Michizane and known for wisteria and the uso-kae rite.
Description
Kameido Tenjin Shrine, located in Kameido, Koto Ward, Tokyo, is a regional Tenmangu branch of Dazaifu Tenmangu enshrining Sugawara no Michizane (845-903). It is counted among the Edo Three Great Tenjin alongside Yushima Tenjin and Hirakawa Tenjin. According to shrine tradition, it was founded in 1661 by Sugawara Otorii Nobusuke, a descendant of Michizane and a priest of Dazaifu Tenmangu. In 1662, the shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna granted land at the present site, and the precincts were modeled on Dazaifu Tenmangu with the arched bridges and Shinji pond. The life and exile of Michizane are recorded in the Nihongi-ryaku and Kanke-bunso. The shrine is also celebrated for its wisteria festival held from April to May.
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亀戸天神社 由緒・所在地資料
Institutional source各社寺・公的機関
亀戸天神社の名称・所在地・由緒を確認するための社寺・公的機関の公開資料。
亀戸天神社 公式サイト
Institutional source東京都江東区亀戸 亀戸天神社の御祭神（天満大神＝菅原道真公／天菩日命）・寛文二年(1662年)菅原大鳥居信祐による太宰府天満宮からの勧請・江戸三大天神としての位置付け・藤まつり／梅まつり等の年中行事に関する公式由緒。
https://kameidotenjin.or.jp/亀戸天神社 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
亀戸天神社の名称・所在地・座標を確認するため、Wikidata item Q11370953 と日本語版 Wikipedia を参照。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%80%E6%88%B8%E5%A4%A9%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE
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