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Compare four Osaka stops by your route: the lion stage at Namba Yasaka, Ebisu worship beside Imamiyaebisu Station, learning traditions at Osaka Tenmangu, and the four main sanctuaries at Sumiyoshi Taisha. Ordinary visits and major festivals have different time needs. Check gate and counter hours separately.
The 12-metre-high lion stage · A short precinct visit near Namba · Susanoo worship in Motomachi
Estimated visit
15–30 min
Ordinary worship and a look at the lion stage; excludes formal prayers, queues and station travel.
Getting there
Osaka tourism gives about 6 minutes on foot from Namba stations. Different railway exits lead to different routes; check the map for the Motomachi address.
The main sanctuary rebuilt in 1843 · Tenjin learning traditions · An approach beside Tenjinbashisuji
Estimated visit
25–45 min
Ordinary worship and the main precinct; excludes festivals, shopping, formal prayers, queues and station travel.
Getting there
From Minamimorimachi exit 4 or JR Osaka Tenmangu exit 7, walk south along Tenjinbashisuji and turn left at the second crossing. Osaka tourism gives about 5 minutes from either station.
Four main sanctuaries in the Sumiyoshi-zukuri style · The arched Sorihashi bridge · A shrine approach served by both trains and trams
Estimated visit
30–60 min
Ordinary worship and a look at the four main sanctuaries and main precinct; excludes extended subsidiary-shrine routes, formal prayers, queues and station travel.
Getting there
Official access: about 3 minutes east from Nankai Sumiyoshi-taisha Station, 5 minutes west from Nankai Sumiyoshi-higashi, or immediately by Hankai’s Sumiyoshi-toriimae tram stop.
Address & enshrined kami
2-9-89 Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
Sokotsutsu no Mikoto · Nakatsutsu no Mikoto · Uwatsutsu no Mikoto · Empress Jingu