Hōfu Tenmangū

Hōfu Tenman-gū is a Shinto shrine in , , . It is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane.
Photo: OS6, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Suō Kokubun-ji and Hōfu Station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Kokubunji neighborhood of the city of Hōfu, Yamaguchi, . It belongs to the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. is situated 490 metres east of Hōfu Tenmangū.

Railway station
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hōfu, , . It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Hōfu Tenmangū.

Museum
opened in , , Japan, in 1966. It occupies part of the Former Mōri Clan Main Residence, dating from the Meiji and Taishō periods, of which twelve component structures have been jointly designated an Important Cultural Property and the gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty. is situated 1¼ km east of Hōfu Tenmangū.

Hōfu Tenmangū

Latitude
34.0632° or 34° 3′ 48″ north
Longitude
131.57427° or 131° 34′ 27″ east
Open location code
8Q6H3H7F+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 936543803
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q704898
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Hōfu Tenmangū” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 防府天满宫
  • Chinese: 防府天滿宮
  • Dutch: Hōfu Tenman-gū
  • Egyptian Arabic: هوفو تينماجو
  • French: Hōfu Tenman-gū
  • French: Tenman-gū
  • Japanese: ほうふてんまんぐう
  • Japanese: 宮市天満宮
  • Japanese: 松崎天満宮
  • Japanese: 防府天満宮
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hōfu Tenmangū Shrine Museum and 定念寺.

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