Ayako Tenman-gū, Shinto shrine in Japan

Ayako Tenman-gū is a small Shinto shrine in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane and his wet nurse Tajihi no Ayako. Its current main hall was built in 1918. The shrine stands in a residential block about eight minutes on foot from Kyoto Station.

According to shrine tradition, the wet nurse of Sugawara no Michizane, Tajihi no Ayako, received a oracle from him after his death in 903 to enshrine him near the Right Guard's horse ground. Too poor to build a hall, she set up a small hokora at her home in Ukyō Shichijō Nibō, which became the origin of this shrine and of Tenjin worship. The shrine was rebuilt after the Tenmei, Ansei and Genji fires, and the current hall dates from 1918.

The shrine honours both Sugawara no Michizane and his wet nurse Tajihi no Ayako, who is said to have received his oracle to be worshipped near Ukon no Baba. She was poor and could not build a hall, so she set up a small hokora in her home in Ukyō Shichijō Nibō. This is why the shrine is called the birthplace of Tenjin worship and the predecessor of Kitano Tenman-gū.

The shrine is about an 8-minute walk from Kyoto Station on the JR West and Kintetsu Kyoto lines. It stands in a residential block of Shimogyō-ku, south of the Kamo River. There is no dedicated car park, so visitors usually arrive on foot or by taxi.

Visitors can purchase small protective charms called omamori, simple objects meant to bring luck or protection that hold personal or gift-giving significance. These pocket-sized talismans are everyday souvenirs people take home or give to others to share the blessing.