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The Kameido Tenjin Shrine was built in Tokyo in 1646. Tokyo was at time a port city of some importance, but was not yet the capital of Japan. Regardless, many people from Tokyo paid homage to Michizane at the shrine between 1646 and 1945. The original Kameido shrine, built out of wood, was destroyed
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The Kameido shrine was built in honor of Sugawara no Michizane, a prominent Japanese politician and scholar. Despite a long and successful career serving multiple Japanese emperors, Michizane was eventually demoted from his position in the imperial court by the political machinations of
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Every year on 25 January, the custodians of the shrine present a carved good luck charm to a visitor. Between April and May, the
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festival is held at the shrine. The festival entails the celebration of flowers, namely the-then in bloom
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Affiliation
Shinto
Kameido Tenjin Shrine is located in Japan
Geographic coordinates
35°42′11″N 139°49′14″E / 35.70300°N 139.82066°E / 35.70300; 139.82066
Glossary of Shinto
Tenman-gu
shrine
Kameido
Koto Ward
Tokyo
Sugawara no Michizane
Fujiwara no Tokihira
Michizane as a kami
World War II
United States Air Force
firebombing campaign against Tokyo

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