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Bunkyo, Tokyo

Yushima Tenmangu

湯島天満宮

A shrine in Bunkyo associated with prayers for learning and examinations. Plum trees and wooden ema prayer plaques accompany a visit to the cypress shrine building.

Visit at a glance

Estimated visit time: 20–40 minutes
A precinct visit, excluding the Treasure Museum, formal prayers and queues. Allow extra time for crowds and walking at your own pace.
Getting there: From Yushima Station exit 3, the official guide offers a stair route and a route via Tenjin-shita intersection and the Kasuga-dori slope. The latter avoids stairs but still has an incline; allow extra time. Do not assume both routes take the same time.
Grounds hours: Grounds: 06:00–20:00. Formal-prayer and counter hours are shorter.
Office hours: Amulet window right of the main building: 09:00–17:00; shrine office to the left: 09:00–19:30. Goshuin reception 09:00–19:00, with direct writing in books until 17:00. Formal prayers 09:00–16:30.
Admission categories: Ordinary-visit admission: not confirmed in the official information reviewed. Offerings, amulets and formal prayers are separate.

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What to see

Tenjin prayer traditions for learning
Plum trees and ema prayer plaques
Cypress shrine building completed in 1995

Traditions & prayers

Learning & exam success

Traditionally associated with these prayers. Associations describe worship traditions, not guaranteed results.

Prayer source

Enshrined kami

Ame no Tajikarao no Mikoto · Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin)

A short history

Shrine tradition traces its founding to 458, with Ame no Tajikarao no Mikoto enshrined. Sugawara no Michizane was added in 1355; the present shrine building dates to 1995.

Before you go

For a goshuin written directly in your book, arrive before 17:00 with time to spare. The stair-free approach uses a slope; it is not a promise of complete step-free access throughout the precinct.

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Location

3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

35.7077406, 139.7682193 · Representative shrine / precinct location; not a verified visitor entrance · Location source

Sources

Details checked 2026-10-07. Check the official site for changes before visiting.

Nearby listed shrines (within 1 km)

Approximate straight-line distances between shrine locations listed on this site, not walking distances or travel times. Entrances, steps and detours can change the route.

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Chiyoda, Tokyo

Kanda Myojin

神田明神

Approx. 650 m straight-line distance

Love & relationshipsBusiness prosperity

Highlights: Vermilion shrine buildings · Three kami with distinct prayer traditions · Kanda Matsuri heritage
Estimated visit: 20–40 min
A precinct visit, excluding formal prayers, museums and queues.
Getting there: About 5 minutes on foot from JR Ochanomizu's Hijiribashi exit, or 7 minutes from JR Akihabara's Electric Town exit. These official estimates are the station-to-shrine walk, not the time spent visiting.

Address & enshrined kami

2-16-2 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Onamuchi no Mikoto (Daikoku / Okuninushi) · Sukunahikona no Mikoto (Ebisu) · Taira no Masakado no Mikoto

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Taito, Tokyo

Ueno Toshogu

上野東照宮

Important Cultural Property

Approx. 880 m straight-line distance

Success in competitionHealth & well-being

Highlights: The gilded shrine exterior · Carvings on the Karamon and Sukibei · Stone and bronze lanterns
Estimated visit: 25–50 min
Ordinary worship plus an optional paid walk around the shrine exterior; excludes the peony garden, museums, station walk and queues.
Getting there: The shrine gives 10 minutes on foot from JR Ueno Station’s Park Exit or Tokyo Metro Ueno Station, and 12 minutes from Keisei Ueno Station. It has no visitor car park.