Osaka: Sacred and Religious Sites
Places and attractions in the Sacred and religious sites category
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- Sacred and religious sites
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- Arenas and stadiums
- History museum
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- Buddhist temple
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- Forts and castles
- Neighbourhood
Shitennō-ji
Buddhist temple dating to 593 A.D. Shitennō-ji, located in the bustling city of Osaka, Japan, stands as a testament to the country's ancient Buddhist history. This revered temple, founded in 593 AD by Prince Shōtoku, who is credited with introducing Buddhism to Japan, is one of the oldest officially...
Hōkoku Shrine
Historic Shinto shrine to Japanese ruler Hōkoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Osaka, Japan. It is one of several Toyokuni shrines built in honor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is part of the Osaka Castle Park.
Chōgosonshi-ji
Chōgosonshi-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 587.
Osaka Tenmangū
Shinto shrine with a major July festival The Osaka Tenmangū Shrine is a Shinto shrine and one of Tenmangū founded in AD 949 in Osaka. The Tenjin Festival is held here annually from 24 July to 25 July.
Isshin-ji
Classic 12th-century Buddhist temple Isshin-ji is a Pure Land Buddhist temple in Osaka, Japan. Starting in the Meiji period, thirteen images have been formed, each incorporating the ashes of tens of thousands of devotees.
Tada Shrine
Tada Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan. The shrine is also called ‘Tada-Daigongen-Sha’ or ‘Kansai Nikko’, literally, ‘Nikko of Western Japan’. This shrine is the shrine of the Genji clan which has produced many shōguns in centuries.
Fujii-dera
Fujii-dera is a Buddhist temple in Fujiidera, Osaka, Japan. The temple is associated with Shingon Buddhism and has as its main image a sculpture of the Thousand-armed Kannon. It is the fifth temple on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.
Tsunashiki Tenjin Shrine
Tsunashiki Tenjinsha is a Tenman-gū Shinto shrine located in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan.
Taihei-ji
Taihei-ji is a Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in about 1555, and it is affiliated with Sōtō Buddhism.
Myōkoku-ji
Myokoku-ji is a Buddhist Temple in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan and one of head temples of the Nichiren Sect. It is known as the location of the 1868 Sakai incident.
Hiraoka Shrine
Hiraoka Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the Ichinomiya of former Kawachi Province. The shrine's main festival is held annually on 1 February.
Abeno Shrine
Abeno Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Abeno-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its main festival is held annually on January 24. It was founded in 1882, and enshrines the kami of Kitabatake Chikafusa and Kitabatake Akiie. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.
Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine
Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the Shinto kami Inari. Its construction can be traced to 12 BCE, and Inari was enshrined there by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 1580s to protect Osaka Castle.
Senkō-ji
Senkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Hirano-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Taiyū-ji
Taiyū-ji is a Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 821.
Jigen-ji
Jigen-ji, also known as Nozaki Kannon, is a temple located at the foot of Mt. Iimori, in Daitō, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is famous for the 11-faced statue of Kanzeon Bosatsu, or Kannon, that it enshrines.
Shigisan Gyokuzōin
Shigisan Gyokuzōin is a Buddhist temple in Heguri, Nara Prefecture, Japan at Mount Shigi.
Horaku-ji
Hōraku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1178 by Taira no Shigemori.
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Region: Osaka