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Saitama Shrine

Tenman Shrine

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天満神社

A village shrine with a unique history, offering a glimpse into local Japanese religious changes.

Tenman Shrine
Beryllium Transistor CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A village shrine in Saitama City.
  • Founded sometime before the late Edo period.
  • Originally a Shingon Buddhist temple, Seishoin.
  • Became a Shinto shrine after 1868 separation laws.

What to see

  • The main shrine building, formerly a school Hōan-den.
  • Other shrine buildings constructed by local parishioners.

Getting there

  • 1-minute walk from Katayanagi Shogakko bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

埼玉県さいたま市見沼区東新井20 Open in Google Maps

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