A complete overview of the charms and tourist attractions of Tenma, Osaka!

Osaka Tenmangu Shrine is located in Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka and is familiar to Osaka citizens by the nickname "Tenma no Tenjin-san ". The shrine enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as its deity. The origin of the shrine is said to be the Daishogun Shrine, which was built around 650 during the Nara period (710-794). In 901 during the Heian period (794-1185), Michizane Sugawara, who was forced to leave the capital, prayed at the Daishogun Shrine on his way to Dazaifu for the safety of his journey. Michizane died in Dazaifu, but about 50 years later, in 949, seven pine trees grew overnight in front of the Daishogun Shrine and shone their treetops nightly. Hearing this, Emperor Murakami built a shrine here by imperial order and enshrined the spirit of Michizane.

The Gongen-zukuri head shrine, with the hall of worship, the hall of offerings, and the main shrine connected directly in front of the Omodaimon, was built in 1843. It is the largest wooden structure of its kind in Osaka Prefecture. The Karamon gate climbing gate on the east and west faces of the main hall is a distinctive feature of the shrine. The shrine, with its long history, holds a wide variety of annual events throughout the year. Among them, "Tenjin Matsuri ", which usually takes place over a period of about one month starting in late June, is one of the three major festivals in Japan and one of the three major summer festivals in Osaka. Especially on the night of the main shrine on July 25, a boat procession (funa-togyo) is held with many boats passing by on the Ookawa River of the old Yodo River, and a votive fireworks display is held. The boats are lit by bonfires and lanterns reflected on the Okawa River, and the fireworks display shines brilliantly in the sky in this festival of fire and water. Other rituals such as the Hokonagashi Shinji and Rikutogyo are also held, making the festival an indispensable summer tradition for Osaka citizens.

"Basic Information "
Address: 2-1-8 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0041
Access (closest station): Osaka Metro "Minamimorimachi Station "・JR "Osaka Tenmangu Station "
Phone number: 06-6353-0025
Official website: https://osakatemmangu.or.jp/

Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street is a shopping street that connects Tenjinbashi 1-chome, southeast of Osaka Tenmangu Shrine, to 6-chome in the north. The origin of this shopping street is said to date back to around 1653 in the early Edo period (1603-1868), when a market for green goods was established. Later, it greatly developed as a path for pilgrims to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine. Today, the arcade stretches approximately 2.6 kilometers from north to south, making it the longest arcade shopping street in Japan. Each shopping street is separated by "○-chome shopping street "based on the name of the place, for example, 1-chome shopping street is abbreviated as "Tenichi "and 6-chome shopping street as "Tenroku ".

The street is lined on both sides with stores of all kinds, including clothing stores, groceries, daily necessities, sundries, pharmaceuticals, restaurants, and entertainment venues. The total number of stores cannot be accurately counted, but it is estimated to be around 600.

The shopping streets are filled with a sense of unadorned everyday life, and one can feel a warm, dusty warmth. Street interviews are often conducted, and the atmosphere of Osaka can be said to be concentrated in this area.

"Basic Information "
Address: Tenjinbashi 1-6, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-041

Tenma Tenjin Hanjotei is a yose theater located in the northeast corner of the grounds of Osaka Tenmangu Shrine. Since its opening, the theater has presented mainly Kamigata Rakugo, but also manzai, yokyoku, and other colorful forms of entertainment. Performances vary from day to day, but in addition to evening and afternoon performances, morning performances are sometimes held. Other programs are also planned for visitors to experience and learn Kamigata Rakugo, where they can learn the unique gestures of Rakugo using a tenugui (hand towel) and a fan.

"Basic Information "
Address: 2-1-34 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0041
Access: Approx. 3 min. walk from Osaka Metro "Minamimorimachi Station ", Approx. 3 min. walk from JR "Osaka Tenmangu Station "
Phone number: 06-6352-4874
Official website: https://www.hanjotei.jp/

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The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka is an art museum in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City that mainly collects, stores, and exhibits a collection of oriental ceramics called the Ataka Collection. The museum opened in November 1982 in Nakanoshima Park, surrounded by greenery and water in the heart of Osaka City. The Ataka Collection is highly valued worldwide and was donated by 21 Sumitomo Group companies. Other collections of oriental ceramics include "the Lee Byung-Chang Collection ", which focuses on Korean ceramics, "the Irie Masanobu Collection ", a rich collection of unique Chinese ceramic drinking vessels, and "the Sanae Takada Collection "of earthenware, pottery, bronze, and glassware collected in Iran between 1959 and 1960. The collection is one of the world's first-class collections of oriental ceramics in terms of quality and quantity. The exhibition rooms are equipped with naturally-lit display cases, rotating display stands, and seismically isolated display stands, allowing visitors to leisurely view the fascinating works to their heart's content. However, since February 2022, work has been underway to renovate the entrance and facilities. The reopening is scheduled for spring 2024.

"Basic Information "
Address: 1-1-26 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 530-0005, Japan
Access: Keihan Nakanoshima Line, "Naniwabashi Station, ", right next to Exit 1
Phone number: 06-6223-0055
Hours: 9:30-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday), year-end and New Year holidays, and exhibition change periods
(The museum is currently closed for a long period of time until spring 2024 for renovation work.)
Admission: General=1400 yen/High school and university students=700 yen
Official website: https://www.moco.or.jp/

Osaka Kurashi no Konjakukan is a history museum located in Tenjinbashi 6-chome, Osaka City, with a focus on "housing "and other themes ranging from "living "to "city planning ". """The 8th and 9th floors of the Osaka Municipal Housing Information Center ", built to centralize all kinds of information on housing in Osaka City and to improve services for citizens, are used as the museum's exhibition areas. The 8th floor features an exhibition on the city, housing, and life in Osaka from the Meiji to Showa periods at . The models "and "reproduce not only the architecture but also the lifestyle and customs of Osaka in great detail. On the ninth floor, ", the Chronicle of Naniwa Machiya ", is a full-scale reproduction of a townhouse in Osaka during the Tempo Period of the Edo Period. Visitors can travel back in time to the Edo period and experience the bustling merchant houses of Osaka, the Tenjin Festival, annual events held in each of the four seasons, and daily life.

"Basic Information "
Address: Residence Information Center Bldg. 8F, 6-4-20 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0041, Japan
Access: Osaka Metro/Hankyu Railway "Contact Tenjinbashisuji Rokuchome Station "
Phone number: 06-6242-1170
Hours: 10:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: Tuesdays (open if Tuesday is a national holiday), year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/2)
Admission: Adults=600 yen/High school and college students=300 yen

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Horikawa Ebisu Shrine is located in Nishitenma and is nicknamed "Horikawa no Ebessan "and "Kita no Ebessan ". The origin of the shrine dates back to the 6th century, during the reign of Emperor Kinmei, when Yoshio Tominomuraji enshrined the deity Hiruko Ojin at Tomishima. It is very familiar to Osaka citizens under the name "Ebisu Daikoku Fuku no Kami ". When you go under the east torii gate in the precinct, "the statue of Fukko Ebisu "welcomes you with a calm expression in front of you.

Various annual events are held at the shrine throughout the year, but the most popular is probably "Tokaebisu ", which is usually held from January 9 to 11. Since around the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), the scale of the festival has grown over the years, and it has come to be referred to along with "Imamiya in Minami and "Horikawa in Kita. In recent years, hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the shrine, making it a very lively place.

"Basic Information "
Address: 5-4-17 Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0047
Access: 3 minutes walk from Osaka Metro "Minamimorimachi Station "
Phone number: 06-6311-8626
Official website: http://www.horikawa-ebisu.or.jp/

Tsuyu-no-Tenjinsha is a shrine located in Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka City. ""The shrine, which is said to have been built around the 6th century, is now a sacred place for lovers and is visited daily by many people wishing for the fulfillment of their love lives. Oatsu, a prostitute at Tenmaya's Dojima Shinchi, and Tokubei, a maid at Hiranoya's Uchihonmachi, took their own lives, believing that they would be united in the next life. ""In 1972, a monument "was erected in the precincts of the temple to commemorate the two martyrs in love, ". In 2004, a bronze statue of the two women cuddling was installed, along with photo panels and a heart objet d'art. The two are also seen in photo panels and a heart-shaped objet d'art, encouraging those who wish for the fulfillment of their love.

"Basic Information "
Address: 2-5-4 Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0057
Access: 5 min. walk from Osaka Metro "Higashi-Umeda Station "
Phone number: 06-6311-0895

Ohgimachi Park is a municipal urban park located in Ohgimachi, between Umeda and Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Arcade in the center of Osaka. It is adjacent to the west of the colorfully designed Kids Plaza Osaka. The park is an urban oasis with a fountain and babbling brook, flowerbeds decorated with seasonal flowers, and a lawn area. There is also a jungle gym, a mountain slide, a tunnel-shaped slide using a small mountain, and a rock climbing area, all of which are filled with the joyful sounds of children.

"Basic Information "
Address: 1-1 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0025
Access: Osaka Metro "Ogimachi station ", about 1 min. walk
Phone number: 06-4709-0010

Kema Sakuranomiya Park is a comprehensive urban park located in the upper reaches of the Okawa River that flows through Osaka City, straddling the Miyakojima and Kita wards of Osaka City. The park is a riverside park utilizing a total of 4.2 km of the riverbed from the Mouma washing weir to the Tenmabashi Bridge downstream. On the west bank of the Okawa River, retro buildings representing the early Meiji period, such as the Mint Bureau and the Senbukan, stand side by side. The promenade along the river is lined with around 4,500 cherry trees, making it one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Osaka.

"Basic Information "
Address: 1 Nakano-cho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0025, etc.
Access (closest station): Osaka Metro/Keihan Electric Railway "Tenmabashi Station", JR "Osaka-jo Kitazume Station" and "Sakuranomiya Station
Phone number: 06-6312-8121
Official website: https://www.osakapark.osgf.or.jp/kema_sakuranomiya/

In Tenma, Osaka, walking from Osaka Tenmangu Shrine to Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street from north to south, Osaka's history and culture can be seen and felt on both sides of the arcade. Osaka's culture seems to be concentrated in the area that surrounds it.