The Sakuragaoka Shrine

Tsutsugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is surrounded by apartment buildings. As you pass through the torii gate and head towards the water fountain, you will see a wooden carving in the middle depicting a nightingale, a bird associated with Tenjin. In addition to haiku monuments, poem monuments, and fude mounds, there is also a shrine within the precincts, and a petting cow associated with the deity Sugawara no Michizane is enshrined in the spacious, well-maintained grounds.