The is a
Shinto shrine and one of
Tenmangū
is a Shinto shrine which enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as Tenjin (kami), Tenjin. There are about 14,000 such shrines in Japan; famous examples include:
* Dazaifu Tenmangū (Dazaifu, Fukuoka) -- One of the Sōhonsha (head shrines) of Tenman-gū
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founded in AD 949 in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
. The
Tenjin Festival is held here annually from 24 July to 25 July.
Nearest stations
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Ōsakatemmangū Station
is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station's location is close to the Osaka Temmangu Shrine.
Lines
*West Japan Railway Company JR Tōzai Line
*Osaka Municipal Subway ( Minami-mo ...
on the
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
(JR West)
JR Tōzai Line
is one of several commuter rail lines and services in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and conne ...
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Minami-morimachi Station
is a railway station on the Osaka Metro in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Lines
Minami-morimachi Station is served by the following two Osaka Municipal Subway lines.
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Station layout
Tanimachi Line
There are an island platform and a side platf ...
on the two lines of
Osaka Municipal Subway
The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. Os ...
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Beppyo shrines
References
Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau - Osaka Temmangu Shrine
Sugawara no Michizane
Kita-ku, Osaka
Shinto shrines in Osaka
10th-century establishments in Japan
Religious buildings and structures completed in 949
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Tenjin faith