🇯🇵Osaka

Sumiyoshi Taisha

住吉大社

Sumiyoshi Taisha is a major Shinto shrine in Osaka, known in Japanese as 住吉大社. It is one of Japan's oldest shrines and serves as the head shrine of approximately 2,300 Sumiyoshi shrines nationwide.

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Hōzen-ji Temple

法善寺

Hozenji Temple is a compact Buddhist temple located in Osaka's Namba district, immediately adjacent to the famous Dotonbori entertainment area. The temple is best known for its moss-covered statue of Fudō Myōō, a wrathful deity in Japanese Buddhism.

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Ōsaka Tenmangū

大阪天満宮

Osaka Tenmangu Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan. It ranks among the city's principal historic shrines and serves as the focus of the Tenjin Matsuri, one of Japan's major summer festivals.

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Namba-yasaka Shrine

難波八坂神社

Namba Yasaka Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Namba district of Osaka, Japan. It is notable for its distinctive lion-head stage, which serves as the shrine's most recognizable feature.

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Nakajima-so Shrine

中島惣社

Nakajima-so Shrine, known locally as 中島惣社, is a Shinto place of worship in Osaka. The shrine is identified on OpenStreetMap as way/273392714, giving visitors a precise identity for distinguishing it from other religious sites in the city.

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Kyōzen-ji Temple

京善寺

Kyōzen-ji Temple, written locally as 京善寺, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. It forms part of the city’s religious and cultural landscape, where places of worship stand alongside dense modern development.

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Ikota Shrine

伊居太神社

Ikota Shrine, known locally as 伊居太神社, is a Shinto place of worship within Osaka’s urban fabric. Its character comes from being a functioning neighbourhood shrine, where the approach, sacred threshold, trees, worship area and surrounding residential setting shape the visit.

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Sata-tenjingu

佐太天神宮

Sata-tenjingu, written as 佐太天神宮, is a Shinto shrine in Osaka. The name identifies it as a Tenjin shrine, a tradition connected with the worship of Sugawara no Michizane, the scholar who became a revered kami.

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光明寺

Kōmyō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Osaka, identified locally by the name 光明寺. It is an active religious place within the city, offering travelers a chance to encounter a quieter side of Osaka beyond its commercial districts.

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Hachiman Shrine

八幡神社

Hachiman Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka, known locally as 八幡神社. It is dedicated to Hachiman, a deity traditionally associated with warriors and protection.

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円頓寺

Endonji is a neighborhood commercial area in Osaka, known by the Japanese name 円頓寺. Its character comes from everyday urban life: local shops, food businesses, residents, and streets designed for regular community use.

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Zenkaku-ji Temple

善覚寺

Zenkaku-ji Temple, 善覚寺, is a named Buddhist temple in Osaka. It is a local religious place within the city, without a documented collection, famous object, major visitor designation, or signature sight to define it as a conventional tourist landmark.

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Tosa Inari Shrine

土佐稲荷神社

Tosa Inari Shrine is a Shinto place of worship in Osaka, known locally as 土佐稲荷神社. The shrine belongs to the Inari tradition, whose central figure is associated with rice, fertility, prosperity, and worldly success.

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Horikoshi Shrine

堀越神社

Horikoshi Shrine, written 堀越神社 in Japanese, is a Shinto place of worship in Osaka’s dense urban landscape.

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Oomiya (Higashiyodogawa-ku)

大宮

Oomiya is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka. It offers a view of everyday city life rather than a concentrated landmark district.

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大阪市立佃中学校

大阪市立佃中学校 is a municipal junior high school serving the Tsukuda neighborhood of Osaka. It is an active educational institution, not a public museum or sightseeing attraction.

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大阪市立大国小学校

大阪市立大国小学校, known in English as Osaka City Daikoku Elementary School, is a municipal school in Osaka’s Daikoku area.

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大阪市立成南中学校

大阪市立成南中学校 is an Osaka municipal junior high school serving local students. It belongs to the city’s everyday educational infrastructure and should not be treated as a conventional tourist attraction.

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Higashimikuni Elementary School

大阪市立東三国小学校

Higashimikuni Elementary School, known locally as 大阪市立東三国小学校, is a municipal elementary school in Osaka’s Yodogawa Ward. It is a working neighbourhood school serving local children, teachers and families.

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大阪市立桑津小学校

Osaka Municipal Kuwazu Elementary School, known as 大阪市立桑津小学校, is a public elementary school serving its local Osaka community. It is part of the city’s everyday educational landscape, surrounded by neighbourhood streets rather than visitor facilities.

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大阪市立玉出小学校

大阪市立玉出小学校 is Osaka Municipal Tamade Elementary School, a working public school in Nishinari Ward. It belongs to Tamade’s everyday civic landscape, serving local children rather than operating as a museum, landmark, or visitor attraction.

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大阪市立茨田中学校

大阪市立茨田中学校 is a municipal junior high school in Osaka’s Ibarita area, a working part of the city’s residential fabric rather than a sightseeing attraction.

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大阪市立鶴見南小学校

Osaka Municipal Tsurumi Minami Elementary School, or 大阪市立鶴見南小学校, is a public elementary school in Osaka’s Tsurumi Ward. It serves local children and contributes to the daily rhythm of its neighbourhood.

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大阪西教会

Osaka Nishi Church, written locally as 大阪西教会, is a Christian place of worship within Osaka’s dense city environment.

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Abe Ōji Shrine

安倍晴明神社

Abe Ōji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka associated with Abe no Seimei, the celebrated Heian-period onmyōji. The shrine offers a place to encounter living Japanese religious practice rather than a secular monument.

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Tomishima Shrine

富島神社

Tomishima Shrine, known locally as 富島神社, is a Shinto shrine in Osaka. It offers a small sacred setting within the city, where visitors can encounter a form of Japanese religious practice alongside ordinary urban streets.

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Sukunahikona Shrine

少彦名神社

Sukunahikona Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka dedicated to Sukunahikona, a deity associated with medicine, healing, and brewing. The local name is 少彦名神社.

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Okata Shrine

岡太神社

Okata Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka, known locally as 岡太神社. The shrine is a place of worship embedded in the city, offering travelers a direct encounter with traditional Japanese religious space amid ordinary urban streets.

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市立高井田中学校

市立高井田中学校 is a municipal junior high school in Osaka’s Takaida area. Unlike a museum, shrine, or civic attraction, the school exists for education and serves students, teachers, and authorized visitors.

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Ama Kosaiji Temple Sanmon

廣済寺

Ama Kosaiji Temple Sanmon, associated with 廣済寺, is a sanmon, or mountain gate, in Osaka’s Buddhist architectural landscape.

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慶善寺

Keizen-ji, written 慶善寺, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. It belongs to the city’s broad landscape of religious sites, where places of worship remain woven into ordinary urban neighborhoods.

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Kyōon-ji Temple

教恩寺

Kyōon-ji Temple, known locally as 教恩寺, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. The temple belongs to the city’s living religious landscape, where places of worship continue to sit among ordinary streets and neighborhoods.

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Honkō-ji Temple

本興寺

Honkō-ji Temple, written 本興寺 in Japanese, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. It is an active religious place as well as a point of interest for travelers interested in the city’s temples, architecture, and spiritual landscape.

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東大阪市立森河内小学校

東大阪市立森河内小学校 is a municipal elementary school in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture. It is a working educational institution serving local children, not a conventional visitor attraction.

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Ritо̄-ji Temple

栗東寺

Ritō-ji Temple, written 栗東寺 in Japanese, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. It belongs to the city’s religious and cultural landscape and gives travelers a chance to encounter a sacred place beyond Osaka’s busiest commercial attractions.

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正徳禅寺

正徳禅寺, rendered here as Shōtokuzen-ji, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka.

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Himekoso Shrine

比売許曽神社

Himekoso Shrine, also known as 比売許曽神社, is a Shinto shrine in Osaka. The shrine is a place of worship and community life, giving travellers a chance to encounter a quieter religious setting within the city.

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Hōraku-ji Temple

法楽寺

Hōraku-ji Temple, written 法楽寺 in Japanese, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. It provides a place for contemplation within the city and belongs to Osaka’s wider religious and cultural landscape.

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浄教寺

浄教寺, presented in English as Jokoji, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. It belongs to the city’s network of religious places and offers travellers a chance to encounter a quieter, more local side of urban Japan.

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Kiyomizu-dera Temple

清水寺

Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a Buddhist temple in Osaka, known locally as 清水寺. This Osaka temple is distinct from the better-known Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, despite sharing the same name.

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Gensyō-ji Temple

源聖寺

Gensyō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Osaka, known locally as 源聖寺. The temple forms part of Osaka’s religious and cultural landscape and gives visitors a chance to encounter Buddhist practice within a major Japanese city.

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Kotoura Shrine

琴浦神社

Kotoura Shrine, known locally as 琴浦神社, is a Shinto shrine in Osaka. The shrine is a place of worship and provides a direct encounter with the religious traditions that remain part of everyday Japanese urban life.

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Shinkan-ji Temple

眞観寺

Shinkan-ji Temple, also identified locally as 眞観寺, is a named Buddhist temple in Osaka. Its precise identity matters because Osaka contains many religious sites with similar names, while this place is tied to one specific OpenStreetMap location.

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Fukushima Tenmangū

福島天満宮

Fukushima Tenmangū is a Shinto shrine in Osaka’s Fukushima Ward, dedicated to Tenjin, the deified scholar Sugawara no Michizane.

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Susanoo-no-Mikoto Shrine

素盞嗚尊神社

Known locally as 素盞嗚尊神社, Susanoo-no-Mikoto Shrine is a Shinto place of worship in Osaka dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto, a major figure in Japanese mythology associated with storms and the sea.

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Shōgonjōdo-ji Temple

荘厳浄土寺

Shōgonjōdo-ji Temple, known locally as 荘厳浄土寺, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. The temple belongs to the Jodo sect of Pure Land Buddhism. It serves as a place of worship and spiritual practice for devotees.

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西法寺

西法寺, presented here as Saifukuji, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. The temple is part of the city’s network of religious places, where worship, community life, and traditional architecture remain woven into ordinary urban neighborhoods.

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Suwa Shrine

諏訪神社

Suwa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka, also known locally as 諏訪神社. It belongs to the wider tradition of shrines devoted to Suwa Myojin, associated with wind, water, and martial protection.

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Nagasu Tenmangu

長洲天満宮

Nagasu Tenmangu, written 長洲天満宮, is a Shinto shrine in Osaka devoted to Tenjin. Tenjin is the deified scholar Sugawara no Michizane, widely associated with learning and academic success.

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Namba Shrine

難波神社

Namba Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka's Namba district, where traditional religious architecture stands among shopping, dining and entertainment streets. Known locally as 難波神社, it offers a quieter cultural pause within one of the city's most active urban areas.

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Gantoku-ji Temple

願得寺

Gantoku-ji Temple, known locally as 願得寺, is a Buddhist religious site in Osaka. It forms part of the city's quieter spiritual landscape, where neighborhood temples continue to serve local communities amid dense metropolitan surroundings.

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Takahama Shrine (Suita)

高浜神社

Takahama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, known locally as 高浜神社. It serves as a place of worship and community gathering in the northern Osaka metropolitan area.

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Kakuman-ji Temple

鶴満寺

Kakuman-ji Temple, known in Japanese as 鶴満寺, is a named Buddhist temple in Osaka. The mapped way identifies a specific local place of worship, not a generic category label.

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龍渕寺

Ryūen-ji, written 龍渕寺, is a Buddhist temple in Osaka. It is a functioning place of worship rather than a museum or commercial attraction.

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Grand Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Osaka

カトリック玉造教会

Osaka-Takamatsu Cathedral St. Mary’s is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu and the home of Tamatsukuri Catholic Church. The present cathedral was designed by Eikichi Hasebe and dedicated on 21 March 1963.

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