Jōgū Tenmangū

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture.
• Japan's second oldest Tenmangū shrine.
• Dedicated to the deity Sugawara no Michizane.
• Oda Nobunaga established headquarters here in 1568.

What to see

• The main hall, rebuilt in 2002, made primarily of bamboo.
• A sub-shrine called Nomi Jinja.
• A Kamakura period stone lantern, an Important Art Object.
• The main shrine building, rebuilt by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590.

When to go

• Hatsutenjin festival on February 25th and 26th.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.