Tenjin zaka

Tenjin zaka

Tenjinzaka (天神坂) is a hill road that runs along the promontory through many districts of Takanawa. It crosses Sakurada Dori. It is said that this name given to the slope because of a small shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, a scholar who is venerated as the patron deity of scholarship, Tenjin. A Calyx field could be seen from this slope in the "Edo" period, therefore sometimes it is referred to as Yoshimizaka which also had a secondary meaning of "Good Luck" slope.


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