Tenjin

Tenjin (, Tenjin) is the God of Learning. He is one of the most well-known gods in Japan, having many shrines all over the country.

Appearance
Tenjin appears to be a middle-aged man in his late 50s, with grey hair that is shoulder length when down. He is normally seen wearing sokutai sugata, a very formal outfit worn by courtiers at the Imperial Japanese Court in the Heian and subsequent periods.

Personality
Being the God of Teaching, he has values for those who pray to him, have diligence, and work hard. He is very wise and often speaks in a poetic manner. However, he has a playful side, shown when he teases Yato with a 10,000¥ bill saying that he doesn't have any change, before throwing Yato a 5¥ coin; he can also be frivolous at times and may be prone to abandon a certain task, such as restraining Yato for abusing Hiyori's body via possession, if girls nearby compliment about his appearance.

Unlike other lenient gods, such as Yato or Bishamonten, Tenjin is quick to exile any of his shinki should they sting him. Also, like many other gods, excluding some exceptions such as Ebisu, Tenjin finds strays to be repulsive and will not take them in as one of his shinki unless, in Kugaha's case, he finds it vital for the situation.

He also enjoys popularity as one of the most prominent Gods, at one point being shown to have a rivalry with Ōkuninushi over who would get the most followers and being angered when he "only" got third place in the popularity poll for most popular God in chapter 58, losing to Inari and Ebisu.

Skills & Abilities

 * Influence in Education: As the god of learning, Tenjin holds influence over the academic success of humans who pray to him.
 * Lightning Manipulation: As he is also associated with thunder gods, Tenjin can wield lightning.

Trivia

 * Tenjin is prone to making bad jokes, however, he is constantly scolded for it by his shinki.
 * Tenjin consists of the kanji "Heaven, sky" (, ten) and "god, deity" (, jin).
 * He was ranked the third most popular god behind Inari and Ebisu. This caused him to curse under his breath before pretending to be happy about the achievement, implying he likes attention and wished to be more popular.
 * He does fly into rage occasionally, so he always has three shinki on hand to cast purgatory.
 * His main criteria for adopting shinki is whether or not they can draw a borderline against their master.