Which Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami of scholarship is located in Dazaifu?

The Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami of scholarship in Dazaifu is Dazaifu Tenmangū.

The shrine stands in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, over the grave of Sugawara no Michizane, a renowned Heian-period scholar, poet, and court official who died in exile in 903. After his death, Michizane was deified as Tenjin, a kami associated with learning, literature, and examinations.

The shrine’s origin is tied to a legend that an ox carrying Michizane’s body stopped at the site, where he was buried. A first shrine building was established there in 905. Visitors commonly associate the grounds with plum trees, especially Tobiume, which legend says flew from Kyoto to reunite with Michizane.

Dazaifu Tenmangū is sometimes confused with other major Japanese shrines, such as Ise Grand Shrine or Fushimi Inari. Those shrines have different principal deities and functions; Dazaifu’s defining connection is Tenjin and scholarly achievement.