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title: Kitano-tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto
author: 663highland
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6594/kitano-tenmangu-shrine-kyoto/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kitano-tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto

_Authored by 663highland_

## Image File

[![Kitano-tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6594.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6594.jpg)

## Image Caption

The main shrine of the Kitano-tenmangu shrine at Kyoto, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, aka [Tenjin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tenjin/) (845-903 CE). Michizane was a scholar, poet and high-level administrator in the Japanese court during the [Heian Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Heian_Period/). He was later deified as the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of scholarship and education. First built in the 10th century CE.

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kitano-tenmangu_Kyoto_Japan41s3s4592.jpg) by [**663highland**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kitano-tenmangu_Kyoto_Japan41s3s4592.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 May 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.