page_title: Sugawara no Michizane
hierarchical_section_title: Sugawara no Michizane
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawing of Sugawara no Michizane.
context_page_description: Sugawara no Michizane, also known as Kan Shōjō or Kanke, was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan. He is regarded as an excellent poet, particularly in Kanshi poetry, and is today revered in Shinto as the god of learning, Tenman-Tenjin.
context_section_description: Sugawara no Michizane (菅原 道真/菅原 道眞, August 1, 845 – March 26, 903), also known as Kan Shōjō (菅丞相) or Kanke (菅家), was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan. He is regarded as an excellent poet, particularly in Kanshi poetry, and is today revered in Shinto as the god of learning, Tenman-Tenjin (天満天神, often shortened to Tenjin).
caption: Sugawara no Michizane by Kikuchi Yōsai
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