Kitano Tenman-gū

, also called Kitano Tenjin-jinja and Kitano Temmangū, is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. 
History.
The shrine was built in 947, to appease the angry spirit of Sugawara no Michizane. He had been wrongly sent into exile.
The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. 
The current buildings date from the early 17th century. 
Timeline.
From 1871 through 1946, the Kitano Tenman-gū was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the second rank of government supported shrines.