There are 12,000 shrines that have names with “Tenmangu” or “Tenjin”, and this Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto sits at the top of the 12,000.
All of them enshrine a historical figure, Sugawara, Michizane who was a scholar, a poet and a major vassal to a few Emperors.
Because he is famous for his academic talents, people who are expecting to take an important exam. in their lives come to visit this shrine to pray for the success.
