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Outdoor poetry party in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional attire take part in "Kyokusui no En," a reenactment of the Heian aristocrats' poetry party, in a garden at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 3, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Modern ukiyo-e artist refreshes old masters' works

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2014 in Kyoto shows one of ukiyo-e artist Inuki Tachihara's reproductions of the seven-part series "Oatari Kyogen" (Smash Hit Farces) by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Titled "Kan Shojo" -- the nickname of Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), the work uses a bright shade of red to represent anger. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Votive tablets inscribed by university students adorn shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Tokyo's Yushima Shrine look at votive tablets inscribed by university applicants hoping for good results. The shrine is dedicated to renowned Japanese scholar Michizane Sugawara.

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Michi-zane Sugawara visiting the Temple on Mt Tamuke Nara

Poet Michi-zane Sugawara visiting the Temple on Mt. Tamuke Nara, the scene of his poem.

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Japanese apricot blossom festival at Kyoto shrine

Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha entertainers welcome visitors to a Japanese apricot blossom festival on Feb. 25, 2016, at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, where some 1,500 red and white apricot trees are in bloom. The annual festival, held on the anniversary of the death of Sugawara no Michizane, a ninth century scholar and poet enshrined there, has a history dating back about 900 years, according to the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese apricot blossom festival at Kyoto shrine

Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha entertainers welcome visitors to a Japanese apricot blossom festival on Feb. 25, 2016, at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, where some 1,500 red and white apricot trees are in bloom. The annual festival, held on the anniversary of the death of Sugawara no Michizane, a ninth century scholar and poet enshrined there, has a history dating back about 900 years, according to the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A bronze ox at Kitano Shrine

An elderly woman prays for good luck by touching the bronze cow on a stone pedestal at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. The statue was donated by shrine followers. The woman is wearing a hand towel on her head, holding a cane in her right hand, and touching the hind leg of the cow with her left hand. Early blooming plum trees are visible in the background. The shrine's guardian deity, the cow was regarded as a messenger of Sugawara-no-Michizane. This may have been taken by the British photographer H. G. Ponting in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐42‐0]

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Taiko-bashi (Drum) Bridge at Kameido Shrine

This is the sharply arched Taiko-bashi (also called Sori-bashi, or Warped Bridge ), which was apparently built after 1892. The present-day concrete Taiko-bashi was unveiled in August 1952 to commemorate the 1050th Sugawara Michizane anniversary and has a gentler slope with steps. The building visible behind the bridge is the Romon (Sakura Gate).==Date:about 1877, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐7‐0]

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A wisteria trellis at Kameido Shrine

People relaxing with tea under the wisteria blossoms near Shinji Pond. Dazaifu and Kameido shrines are both dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, although Dazaifu Tenmangu in Fukuoka is famous for plum blossoms while Kameido Tenmangu in Tokyo is famous for wisteria blossoms. Sugawara Michizane is revered as a deity of learning, and during the examination season the shrine is filled with ema cards upon which students write their wishes.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐27‐0]

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Kameido Shrine

Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (present-day Kameido Tenjinsha) is one of the three main shrines dedicated to Sugawara Michizane. The other two are Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka and Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto. The shrine is said to go back to the year 1661when the Shinto priest of Dazaifu, Sugawara Otorii Nobusuke, carved a holy image from the wood of the tobiume (plum tree) and enshrined it in the eastern part of Honjo. In 1662, the fourth Shogun Ietsuna donated the land to the shrine, and shrine buildings including the Romon Gate, Shinji Pond, and Taiko Bridge were later built in imitation of the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐39‐0]

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Myogi Shinto Shrine

Myogi Shrine at the eastern foot of Hakuunzan of Omote Myogi, surrounded by old cedar trees. The building of the shrine was built from the Hoei years to the second year of Horeki (1752). The Gods worshipped are the Nihon Buson, Hojutaishin, and Sugawara Michizane. It possesses the national cultural asset of Jizo Bosatsu Reigenki. A priest is seen in front of the shrine building.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐64‐0]

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A wisteria trellis at Kameido Shrine

As the name Tenjin suggests, the deity enshrined in the temple is Sugawara Michizane, and the structure of the shrine is an imitation of the Tenmangu in Dazaifu. Two women relax watching flowers.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐13‐0]

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Kameido Tenjin shrine in Tokyo

File photo taken on Feb. 5, 2018, shows the precincts of Kameido Tenjin shrine in eastern Tokyo. The Shinto shrine, dedicated to Tenjin, the posthumous, deified name of Sugawara no Michizane, poet, scholar and politician of the Heian Period, is a popular place for students to pray for exam success. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Votive tablets inscribed by university students adorn shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Tokyo's Yushima Shrine look at votive tablets inscribed by university applicants hoping for good results. The shrine is dedicated to renowned Japanese scholar Michizane Sugawara. (Kyodo)