During the anti-Buddhist movement of 1868 (神仏分離 'Shinbutsu Bunri') the shrine and temple were separated.

Kankikō-ji was moved to Higashiyama Gojō (東山五条), but its guardian Tenjin shrine remained and was renamed Nishiki Tenmangū (錦天満宮).

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In 1587 Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉) relocated Kankikō-ji (観喜光寺) and its shrine to the eastern end of Nishiki Market (錦市場), a street of shops and restaurants familiarly known as "Kyoto's Kitchen" since Heian times.

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The water, drawn from 30m underground since 1960 (when urban development began to interfere with the water table), remains at a constant temperature of 17-18 degrees.

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In early Heian times it was discovered that the area's natural spring water (known as Nishiki Water '錦の水') acted as a preservative for fish, fowl and fresh produce, and as a result countless shops congregated in the vicinity.

This is the origin of Nishiki Market.
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The shrine also goes by the names Nishiki Tenjin-sha (錦天神社), Nishiki Tenman-jinja (錦天満神社) and Nishiki-no-Tenjin-san (錦の天神さん).

The grounds preserve one of the wells so pivotal in the development of Nishiki Market (錦市場).

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