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Nishiki Tenmangu
Nishiki Tenmangu in central Kyoto, a Tenmangu shrine at the meeting of Nishiki Market and the Shinkyogoku arcade, enshrining Sugawara no Michizane.
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Central Kyoto Tenmangu wedged into the Shinkyogoku arcade and Nishiki Market, the tutelary shrine of the city's commercial heart.
Description
Nishiki Tenmangu in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, stands at the intersection of the Shinkyogoku shopping street and Nishiki Market, the "kitchen of Kyoto." Its main deity is Sugawara no Michizane, descending from Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto and Dazaifu Tenmangu in Fukuoka. Shrine tradition places the founding in 1003 on the former residence of Michizane's father Koreyoshi, and records relocation to the current site during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's urban remodeling of Kyoto in the Tensho era (1573-1593). The shrine's "Nishiki no Mizu" spring is a noted urban water source. The shrine serves as the tutelary of the Shinkyogoku merchants and is venerated for educational success and commercial prosperity. Annual rites include Baika-sai on February 25 and the October reisai.
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錦天満宮 由緒・所在地資料
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錦天満宮の名称・所在地・由緒を確認するための社寺・公的機関の公開資料。
錦天満宮 公式サイト
Institutional source錦天満宮（宗教法人 錦天満神社）の御祭神（菅原道真）・由緒・所在地に関する公式情報。
http://nishikitenmangu.or.jp/錦天満宮 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
錦天満宮の名称・所在地・座標を確認するため、Wikidata item Q11650427 と日本語版 Wikipedia を参照。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8C%A6%E5%A4%A9%E6%BA%80%E5%AE%AE
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