Tsunashiki Tenmangu Shrine
綱敷天満宮
つなしきてんまんぐう
Fukuoka · Hakata Ward, Fukuoka
A Tenmangu in Hakata Ward enshrining Sugawara no Michizane. Its name comes from the tradition that residents made a mat of rope to welcome him; it is also called Tsunaba Tenmangu.
- Enshrined Deities
- Sugawara no Michizane
- Founded
- Said to date from when Michizane landed at Sode no Minato on his way to his post at Dazaifu and the residents welcomed him with a mat made of rope.
- Address
- 5-7 Tsunaba-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
History
It is said that when Sugawara no Michizane landed at Sode no Minato on his way to his post at Dazaifu, residents welcomed him with a mat made of rope. For this reason it is also called Tsunashiki Tenjin or Tsunaba Tenmangu. It is the 22nd of the Twenty-five Sacred Sites of Michizane.
Highlights
- No. 22 of the Twenty-five Sacred Sites of Michizane
- Also known as Tsunashiki Tenjin and Tsunaba Tenmangu