Tenjin Festival

天神祭

Umeda, Osaka Station, Kitashinchi,Osaka
Japanese Festivals (Matsuri)

Summary
Reviews

The festival highlight is sight of more than 100 boats on the Ogawa river

Description

Tenjin Festival is one of Japan’s top three festivals. The main event is called “Funatogyo”, during which portable shrines are loaded on to boats and paraded up and down the river. At the center of this event, the deity of the shrine is loaded onto a boat where then approximately 100 boats follow each other up and down the river, forming a massive, living picture scroll with Osaka castle in the background.

Location Information

Address

Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 530-0041
Nearest Station

Tenjimbashisujirokuchome Station
･ Tanimachi Line
･ Sakaisuji Line
･ Hankyu-senri Line
3 minutes on foot
Phone Number

06-6353-0025

Available languages

only in Japanese