硯井天満宮, Shinto shrine in Japan

Suzuri Iitenmangu is a Shinto shrine in the Osaki area of Yahama-cho, Tamano, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane. According to tradition, a well and torii were built where water once welled up as Michizane ground his inkstone, and a Tenjin shrine was later placed on the nearby hill. The shrine stands about five minutes on foot from JR Yahama Station.

The shrine was founded in 1234 and is connected to the legendary visit of scholar Sugawara no Michizane, who stopped here during his exile to Kyushu. He discovered fresh water in this coastal area, drank from it, and composed a poem about it, which inspired the shrine's name meaning 'inkstone spring.'

The shrine honors the god of learning and attracts students seeking help with exams and academic success. Visitors leave small offerings and tie written wishes to trees, practices that reflect the shrine's role in the community's spiritual life and connection to education.

The shrine stands in Habu-cho Osaki, Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, at address 169-1. The nearest station is JR Habu on the Uno Line, about a five-minute walk away. The well and torii were built at the spring site, with the Tenjin shrine on the hill nearby, so the grounds are visited on foot.

The well marks the spot where, according to the shrine's legend, Sugawara no Michizane clapped his hands in thanks and fresh water gushed from a hollow in the sand. Each time he clapped, water flowed again, and the spring was said to carry gold dust. He poured it into an inkstone and wrote a poem, giving the place its name, Suzuri-i, "inkstone well."