Namba Yasaka Jinja
📍 Osaka, Motomachi 2-chome 9-19 · Naniwa Ward, Osaka
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
Namba Yasaka Jinja is one of Osaka's representative shrines, famous for its massive lion-head shrine building. It enshrines Susanoo no Mikoto and has long been known for its benefits in warding off misfortune and preventing epidemics. The striking lion-head shrine building is loved by many as a symbol that wards off negative energy and invites good fortune. True to Osaka being a city of commerce, many visitors come to pray for business prosperity, making it a shrine brimming with spiritual power.
Benefits
warding off misfortuneepidemic preventionbusiness prosperityprosperity and good fortunevictory in contestsfamily safetyfreedom from illness
