Tenjin-sha

What it is

• Shinto shrine in Nara, also called Naramachi Tenjin-sha.
• Founded in 1078, it covers approximately 1,000 square meters.
• Dedicated to Sukunahikona-no-mikoto and Sugawara no Michizane.
• Became a guardian shrine for Gangoji Zenjoin and Kofukuji Daijoin.

What to see

• Honden is a Kasuga-zukuri style building from the mid-Edo period.
• Haiden is a Karahafu-zukuri style building from the mid-Edo period.
• Okuro is a Kirizuma-zukuri style building from the mid-Edo period.
• Houses subsidiary shrines including Asama Shrine and Akiba Shrine.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.