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This shrine is one of the best shrines to wish for academic achievement because it sits on the birthplace of Sugawara no Michizane. Its subordinate shrine, Umemaru Ookami, is also famous for its divine power that helps curing cancer.

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine was built in 947, and is the headquarter of the 12,000 Tenmangu and Tenjin shrines in Japan. The main enshrined deity is Sugawara no Michizane, one of the most worshipped deity of academics in Japan.