Originally founded in 1601, when new rice fields were being developed in what is now the Kurihama area (southern part of Yokosuka City) .... 天神社 Tenjin-Sha (Tenjin Shrine) is the only one among the 88 shrines in the Yokosuka/Miura Peninsula area, to host a god of learning...
In mythology, folklore and the Shinto religion of Japan, Tenjin (天神) is the kami (deity) of Academics, Scholarship and Learning. It is the deification of Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), the famous scholar, poet and politician of the Heian period. Ten (天) means sky and jin (神) means god or deity. The original meaning of Tenjin, sky deity, is almost the same as that of Raijin (a god of thunder).
So, many students visit the shrine before taking examinations, and oldsters even visit to keep their minds from getting cloudy .... It is a beautiful & a well-maintained place, and it still plays a vital role in the culture and tradition of the Kurihama community .... As with most shrines, it sells amulets for good luck, successful studying, driver safety, and protection during business trips, etc.
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