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Dazaifu Tenman-gū, One of the head shrine of Tenman-gū.
Symbol of Tenman-gū, statue of a cow lying down. (Dazaifu Tenman-gū)

Tenman-gū (天満宮) is a shinto shrine which enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as Tenjin. There are about 14,000 such shrines in Japan; famous examples include:

A group of three notable shrines has been called the Three Great Tenjin Shrines.

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