Yamaguchi

Hofu Tenmangu Shrine

Temples & shrines

One of Japan's oldest shrines to Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning, on a hill in Hofu.

防府天満宮 Hofutenmangu shrine
💡 Free-license reference photograph from Wikimedia Commons; capture month is not confirmed.
防府天満宮 Hofutenmangu shrineReference photo · selected conditions are not photographed yet

Capture month unconfirmed · Historical photo, not a live view

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17°C

Clear sky

💧 1% rain chance · wind 6 km/h

Hourly forecast

🌙17°💧 1%
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☀️17°💧 2%
☀️21°💧 4%
☀️23°💧 11%
☀️24°💧 15%
☀️24°💧 14%

Forecast: Open-Meteo

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Parking

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Directions to Hofu Tenmangu Shrine

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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH

When to see this place

Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.

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Suitability

Stroller: Not verified

Nursing room: Not available

Noise level: quiet

Rules

Drones: banned

Coordinates

34.0633, 131.5741

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Nearby places

Within 30 km, closest first.

Sources, photo credits and verification

Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-06