An old shrine known as “Ebessan” to Osaka’s merchants
A sacred place connected to Hideyoshi
The main shrine hall is a national treasure with droves of people lining up for the New Year’s shrine visit at “Sumiyossan”
Boasts an amazing stage modeled after a lion mask
This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old
Famous for its deity of scholarship
A shrine for a popular matchmaking deity and associated with the puppet play “Sonezaki Shinju”
This shrine is mentioned in the ancient book Nihongi