Namba Jinja — Attraction in Osaka

Before the Meiji Restoration Government issued the Gods and Buddhas Separation Order in 1868, the #32 and #33 deities of the Osaka 33 Kannon Pilgrimage used to be enshrined in Namba and Goryo Shrines respectively. Although I have visited #32 Zenryu-ji and #33 Saisho-ji Temples already, they didn't have stone monuments to tell their membership of the Osaka 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. Guessing the 2 shirines might have the monuments, I walked out of Shinsaibashi Station along the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line. I strolled along Midosuji Street north for a couple of blocks, and found Namba Shrine on my left. I have driven along the street countless times, noticing the shrine, but this was my first visit to it. There it was. The stone monument was in front of the shrine gate. The precincts were surprisingly quiet despite its being along one of the busiest streets in Osaka.

Osaka 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #32 Namba Shrine The main deity is Emperor Osazaki, who is speculated to have reigned at the turn of the 5th century. He relocated the capital to Namba, and built the Kozu Palace. It was the first capital outside Yamato Orovince. He was known for exempting farmers from taxes for 3 years and for his lechery. The shrine was founded in Today's Matsubara City first when his 3rd son, Emperor Mitsuhawake reigned. It was moved to today's Uehonmachi, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, in 943. It was moved again to its present place by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1597. The shrine used to enshrine a thousand-armed Sahasrabhuja statue. Although it is unknown when the statue was enshrined in the shrine, that could have been after the 9th century, when it came to be gradually believed that Indian Budhhist deities had appeared as native gods in Japan to be more easily accepted by the Japanese people. The donor might have considered Sahasrabhuja to be a suitable Indian Budhhist deity for Osazaki, who tried to relieve farmers, as Sahasrabhuja came to have 1,000 arms to relieve people. The statue was moved to Zenryu-ji Temple presumably after the Meiji Restoration Government issued the Gods and Buddhas Separation...

Nestled along Midosuji Avenue in Osaka’s Chūō Ward, Namba Shrine stands as a historical anchor amid the city's pulse. Founded in the 5th century by Emperor Hanzei to enshrine his father, Emperor Nintoku, it holds the weight of ancient Imperial reverence and civic memory .

Peering through the sturdy stone torii, you’re welcomed by a sacred courtyard framed by modern buildings yet rooted in centuries-old tradition. The shrine is home to a majestic 400-year-old camphor tree—scorched but unbowed—whose trunk radiates quiet resilience and offers visitors a moment of grounding in the midst of urban haste .

Dedicated to Emperor Nintoku and revered within Settsu Province's Soja shrine network, Namba Shrine invites prayers for health, prosperity, and protection from calamities . Each summer, the Himuro ice festival cools worshippers with crushed ice—a charming ritual reminding us of ancient ways to beat the heat .

Though the shrine was destroyed in World War II, it was reborn in 1974 with reinforced structures that echo its pre-war architecture . Today, it offers a gentle yet powerful pause: the rustle of leaves, flicker of lanterns, and soft murmur of prayers—a tender heartbeat within Osaka’s...

Wir sind auf eine Wanderung durch Osaka gegangen um Tempel zu besuchen und uns einen Goshuin-Stempel als Erinnerung zu holen. Obwohl dieser Schrein schön gestaltet und eine ruhige Atmosphäre besitzt, ist er für das Sammeln von Goshuin leider nicht zu empfehlen, da der Stempel nicht dem ausgestelltem Foto entspricht. Das erste, der von mir hinzugefügten Fotos, zeigt das Schaufenster in dem die Stempel ausgestellt sind. Wir haben uns für den oben links entschieden. Das zweite Bilder zeigt den Stempel, der in mein Stempelbuch gezeichnet wurde. Versteht mich bitte nicht falsch, der Stempel, den ich bekommen habe ist an sich schön, nur leider ist der Unterschied zum ausgestelltem Stempel groß. Auch das Entgegennehmen unserer Bücher erfolgte eher schnell und ohne viel Freundlichkeit.

Leider hat uns das die Wanderung ein wenig vermiest, da wir uns wirklich gefreut hatten einen so schönen Stempel als Erinnerung zu bekommen. Somit kann ich diesen Schrein nicht empfehlen.

Meiner Meinung nach wäre es besser, den Stempel so auszustellen wie er auch in die Bücher geschrieben wird. Oder nur eine Papier-Variante der bereits ausgestellten Stempel anzubieten, wie es andere Schreine und Tempel auch machen. Vielleicht kann man auch eine Mischform einsetzen mit Stempel und Papier. Den Stempel, so wie er ausgestelltet wird, sollte es in Papierform jedenfalls geben bzw. gegeben haben, da wir es in einem Youtube-Video...