The deified spirit of the scholar-poet Sugawara no Michizane, the Kami of education and literature. Once a mortal official who was unjustly exiled, his spirit returned as a storm before being pacified and elevated to the heavens. He represents the "Refined Intellect" and the power of the written word. Millions of students flock to his shrines to pray for success in their exams. He is the plum blossom in the snow, a symbol of perseverance and the triumph of the mind over the cruelty of fate.
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