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[[File:Tenkogu-gate.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Gate to Tenkô-gû (Tenpi Shrine) in [[Yokohama]] [[Yokohama Chinatown|Chinatown]].]]
 
[[File:Tenkogu-gate.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Gate to Tenkô-gû (Tenpi Shrine) in [[Yokohama]] [[Yokohama Chinatown|Chinatown]].]]
*''Other Names'': 媽祖 ''(J: Mazu, Matsu / C: )'', 天后 ''(J: Tenkou / C: )''
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*''Other Names'': 媽祖 ''(J: Matsu / C: Ma-zu)'', 天后 ''(J: Tenkou / C: Tian-hou)''
*''Japanese/Chinese'': 天妃 ''(Tenpi /)''
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*''Japanese/Chinese'': 天妃 ''(Tenpi / Tianfei)''
    
Tenpi, also known as Mazu, is a [[Taoist]] goddess of the sea, most often prayed to for safe voyages. Tenpi worship is particularly popular in Southern China, Taiwan, and Ryûkyû.
 
Tenpi, also known as Mazu, is a [[Taoist]] goddess of the sea, most often prayed to for safe voyages. Tenpi worship is particularly popular in Southern China, Taiwan, and Ryûkyû.
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