is a shrine dedicated to the
Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintoi ...
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kami
are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the ...
'' ('god')
Inari. Its construction can be traced to 12 BCE, and Inari was enshrined there by
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' ( feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cou ...
in the 1580s to protect
Osaka Castle
is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Layout
The main tower ...
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Osaka Visitor's Guide
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Location
The shrine is a short walk north from exit #1 of the Tamatsukuri Station on the Nagahori-tsurumi-ryokuchi Line of the 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 ...
subway system. It is close to the JR Loop Line.
The address is 2-3-8, Tamatsukuri, Chūō-ku, Osaka City, 540-0004.
References
External links
Website (Japanese)
www.inari.or.jp
12 BC establishments
Shinto shrines in Osaka
Inari shrines
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