Kita-ku Famous Places Information, Osaka

＞Guide/Genre - Shrines and Temples

SHRINE & TEMPLE

SHRINE & TEMPLE 神社・仏閣

Tsuyuten Shrine (Ohatsu Tenjin) Taiyuji Temple Tsunashiki Tenjin Shrine Funairibashi Bridge Monument The ruins of Shinmeisha Shrine Hoseiji Temple (Kashiku-dera) Gote Jizo Site of Shijimigawa River and Shijimibashi Bridge Site of the Sonezakigawa River and a bronze relief of Shijimibashi Bridge Dojima Yakushido Hall The site of Sakurabashi Bridge The site of Umedabashi Bridge Osaka City Central Public Hall Osaka City Central Public Hall Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library Bank of Japan, Osaka Branch Bank of Japan, Osaka Branch Nakanoshima Rose Garden, Nakanoshima Park Tenjinbashi Bridge Naniwabashi – The Lion Bridge Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka Nakanoshima Love Central Suishobashi Bridge Oe Building Dojima Building Oebashi Bridge and Yodoyabashi Bridge Oebashi Bridge and Yodoyabashi Bridge The grain of rice monument at the Dojima Rice Exchange site Osaka Metro Sonezaki Substation Old Sakuranomiya Public Hall, Senpukan, and Mint Old Sakuranomiya Public Hall, Senpukan, and Mint Osaka Amenity Park (OAP) Gempachibashi Bridge Monument to Lord Nichira The site of a Japanese pagoda tree connected to Oshio’s rebellion The site of Kawasaki Toshogu Shrine The site of the Yukie Ikegami Reform School The grave of Koan Ogata The grave of Heihachiro Oshio The grave of Bando Yamagata Osaka Temmangu Shrine and Temma Tenjin Hanjo Tei Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street Osaka Museum of Housing and Living Pulala Temma (Temma Wholesale Market) Historic site of Meotobashi Bridge Horikawa Ebisu Shrine A monument commemorating the birth of Yasunari Kawabata The site of Soin Nishiyama’s Koeian A monument to the birthplace of glassmaking in Osaka The United Church of Christ in Japan – Temma Church Fujihara Building A monument to the Temma Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Yodogawa River Sanjikkoku Bune song A monument to the Temma Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Yodogawa River Sanjikkoku Bune song Sugaharacho storehouses Ogimachi Park Kids Plaza Osaka Tengo Nakazakidori Shopping Street Site of Honjo Maternity Hospital Hakuryu Okami Shops in renovated Nakazakicho townhouses The birthplace of Yuzo Saeki The birthplace of Yuzo Saeki Former Kema Lock No. 1 and Kema Unfortunate Stones Meganebashi Bridge Uguisuzuka Kakumanji Temple Settsu no Kuni Kokubunji Temple Sacred Camphor Tree Toyosaki Shrine Monument to Writer Kaoru Morimoto Juso Monument at Tomishima Shrine Site of Old Haginobashi Bridge Nakatsu Shopping Street Grand Front Osaka Umeda Sky Building (Shin Umeda City) Ha Shrine The site of Ryounkaku A monument on the site of Tsuruno Chaya Buson Yosa Haiku Monument Kitamuki Jizoson Site of the Umeda Graveyard Grave of Kanenaru Akatsuki Yasaka Shrine Nakanoshima Festival Tower A Literary Monument to Takitaro Minakami Daibiru Main Building Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka The National Museum of Art, Osaka Osaka University Nakanoshima Center Osaka Science Museum RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka The birthplace of modern papermaking Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube Osaka) Tsunashiki Tenjin Shrine Otabisha Temma Lullaby Memorial Stone Temma Lullaby Memorial Stone Susanoo no Mikoto Shrine (Urae Yasaka Shrine) Bullet marks in old Nagarabashi Bridge and a memorial image of Kannon (Meirin Kanzeon Bodhisattva) Namban Bunkakan
    • This is the third stop on the New Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. Surrounded by residential buildings, this type of scenery is typical of Kita-ku.
    • No. 61

    Legend has it that Kakumanji Temple was built in Yamato during the Nara period, then rel...

    Kakumanji Temple
    61　53
    神社・仏閣
    豊崎東／豊仁／本庄／豊崎／中津
    • A plaque bearing the names of the 79 victims of the Tenroku gas explosion of 1970.
    • No. 62

    This temple was constructed nearly 1,400 years ago on the order of the emperor at the si...

    Settsu no Kuni Kokubunji Temple
    62　55
    神社・仏閣
    豊崎東／豊仁／本庄／豊崎／中津
    • Surrounded by trees, this spot exudes invigorating vibes.
    • No. 64

    This shrine venerates Emperor Kotoku, the ruler who established Taika, the first name of...

    Toyosaki Shrine
    64　77
    神社・仏閣
    豊崎東／豊仁／本庄／豊崎／中津
    • Many local children visit the shrine during the summer and autumn festivals.
    • No. 66

    Tomishima Shrine was built during the Ashikaga period and during the Edo period, serving...

    Juso Monument at Tomishima Shrine
    66　79
    神社・仏閣
    豊崎東／豊仁／本庄／豊崎／中津
    • Pass through the Umeda EST shopping mall under the JR tracks to find this shrine.
    • No. 71

    This tooth shrine is a rarity in Japan. Although it was originally a local Inari shrine,...

    Ha Shrine
    71　86
    神社・仏閣
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • Locals cherish this jizo statue, who receives visitors day and night.
    • No. 75

    This jizo statue is located right next to the Kinokuniya Bookstore Umeda Main Store. It ...

    Kitamuki Jizoson
    75　86
    神社・仏閣
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • The shrine is located on the north side of Urae Park and is home to an inari shrine.
    • No. 78

    This shrine is popularly known as Daini Yasaka Shrine because of the old name of the are...

    Yasaka Shrine
    78　71
    神社・仏閣
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西
    • The Hankyu Umeda Station north side restaurant area can be found across the road.
    • No. 89

    This shrine seems like it could get lost in the crowds around the Chayamachi Exit of Han...

    Tsunashiki Tenjin Shrine Otabisha
    89　48
    神社・仏閣
    堂島／曽根崎／北野
    • Nearby, you’ll find the Urae Athletic Field, tennis courts, and The Symphony Hall.
    • No. 91

    This Urae (part of current-day Sagisu, Fukushima-ku and Oyodo, Kita-ku) village shrine h...

    Susanoo no Mikoto Shrine (Urae Yasaka Shrine)
    91　89
    神社・仏閣
    梅田東／大淀東／大淀西