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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Osaka, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Osaka. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

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1. Isshinji

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Isshin-ji (一心寺) is a Pure Land Buddhist temple in Osaka, Japan. Starting in the Meiji period, thirteen images have been formed, each incorporating the ashes of tens of thousands of devotees. The annual burial ceremony on 21 April in turn draws tens of thousands of worshippers.

Wikipedia: Isshin-ji (EN), Website

2. Osaka Castle Park

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Osaka Castle Park is a public urban park and historical site situated at Osaka-Jō in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. It lies on the south of the Ōkawa and occupies a large area in the center of the city of Osaka. This park is the second largest park in the city.

Wikipedia: Osaka Castle Park (EN)

3. Osaka Castle

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Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle and fortress are 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.

Wikipedia: Osaka Castle (EN), Website

4. Shitennoji

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Shitennō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji, or Mitsu-ji. The temple is sometimes regarded as the first Buddhist and oldest officially-administered temple in Japan, although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1963. Shortly after World War II, Shitennō-ji became independent of the parent Tendai sect, and formed the "Wa" sect of Buddhism.

Wikipedia: Shitennō-ji (EN), Website

5. Nakanoshima Park

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The Nakanoshima Park is the first public park opened by Osaka in 1891, after its foundation as a city. It is located in Kita ward, on the Nakanoshima sandbank, lying between Dōjima and Tosabori Rivers. The 11 hectare park houses public facilities such as Osaka Central Public Hall, Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library and Museum of Oriental Ceramics. It also holds a rose garden. The City Hall of Osaka building is located on its west end.

Wikipedia: Nakanoshima Park (EN)

6. Shinsekai

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Shinsekai is an old neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. At this location, a Luna Park amusement park operated from 1912 until it closed in 1923. The centrepiece of the neighbourhood was Tsutenkaku Tower.

Wikipedia: Shinsekai (EN)

7. Aleph Osaka Training Center

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Aleph Osaka Training Center

Aleph , better known by their former name Aum Shinrikyo , is a Japanese new religious movement and doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987. It carried out the deadly Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 and was found to have been responsible for the Matsumoto sarin attack the previous year.

Wikipedia: Aum Shinrikyo (EN), Website

8. Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem

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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem is an animated simulator ride attraction located at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan, and Universal Studios Beijing, as well as upcoming to Universal Studios Singapore. The attraction is based on Universal Pictures and Illumination's animated film Despicable Me (2010) and its franchise. While it is an opening day attraction in Beijing, it replaced Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast in Florida, T2-3D: Battle Across Time in Hollywood, Back to the Future: The Ride in Japan and Madagascar: A Crate Adventure in Singapore.

Wikipedia: Despicable Me Minion Mayhem (EN)

9. Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey in 4K3D

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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a motion-based dark ride located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter-themed areas of Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida; Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California; Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan; and Universal Studios Beijing in Beijing, China. The ride takes guests through scenes and environments in and around Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series of books and films. Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative, described the ride as an in-depth look at the world of Harry Potter, which utilizes never-before-seen technology which transforms "the theme park experience as you know it". The ride first opened at Islands of Adventure with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter on June 18, 2010; subsequent versions opened at Universal Studios Japan on July 15, 2014, at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 7, 2016, and at Universal Studios Beijing on September 20, 2021.

Wikipedia: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (EN)

10. Yoshimoto Manzai Theatre

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Yoshimoto Manzai Theatre

Yoshimoto Manzai Theater is a comedy theater that opened on December 1, 2014 in Namba Senmae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is located on the 5th floor of the YES-NAMBA Building, opposite the Namba Grand Hanazuki. It is commonly known as Mangeki.

Wikipedia: よしもと漫才劇場 (JA)

11. ABC Hall

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ABC Hall

The Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation is a certified broadcasting holding company headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Until March 31, 2018, it was a unified radio and television broadcaster serving in the Kansai region. On April 1, 2018, its radio and television broadcasting divisions were spun off into two subsidiaries, with Asahi Radio Broadcasting Corporation taking over the radio broadcasting business, and Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation took over television broadcasting.

Wikipedia: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (EN), Website

12. Naniwa Palace Site

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Naniwa Palace Site

Naniwa Miyaya is Namba Okuma Palace at the late Yayoi period to the Kofun period, the Emperor Ojin. The Imperial Palace of Emperor Nintoku, the chief of the King of Wagoku and the founder of the Kawachi dynasty, is the Imperial Palace of the Kawachi dynasty. Since then, from the Asuka period to the Nara era, the capital is built around the Honshusaka, where the capital returned to Namba (now Osaka City) again. The Imperial City for about 150 years from 645 to 793. The structure of the Emperor's home, politics, and rituals was clearly adopted by Namba Shrine and later in the shrine. In addition, the use of the national name and the era of Japan from Namba Shrine began, and Emperor Kotoku issued the edict of renewed, and in that Article 2, Namba Shrine was the first capital of Japan. The theory that Emperor Nintoku, the chief of the country, who was called the Great King, was also considered the most powerful theory that was said to have been around Namba Shrine. The site is designated as a national historic site.

Wikipedia: 難波宮 (JA)

13. Osaka-jō Hall

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Osaka-jō Hall is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people. Built on a site area of 36,351 square meters (391,280 sq ft), part of its form uses stone walls, modeled after those of the Castle and it won the Osaka Urban Scenery Architects Prize Special Award in 1984.

Wikipedia: Osaka-jō Hall (EN), Website

14. HanjoTei

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Tenma Tenjin Hanjotei is a vaudeville theater located in Tenjinbashi 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture. It is one of the fixed seats of Kamikata Rakugo, and performances of colorful arts such as comic books and folk songs are held every day, mainly rakugo. It is commonly known as "Shigechang-tei".

Wikipedia: 天満天神繁昌亭 (JA), Website

15. Tobita Shinchi

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Tobita Shinchi (飛田新地), also known as Tobita Yūkaku (飛田遊廓), is the largest of the brothel districts in Osaka, and also the largest in western Japan. It is located in the Sanno 3-chōme area of Nishinari-ku, Osaka. Tobita Shinchi dates from the Taishō period. To circumvent the anti-prostitution laws, the brothels operate largely under the guise of being "Japanese-style restaurants" (Ryoutei).

Wikipedia: Tobita Shinchi (EN)

16. Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge

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Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge is an augmented reality dark ride that serves as the anchor attraction of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Hollywood, with an upcoming version at Universal Epic Universe. The ride is based on the Mario Kart franchise, primarily on the Mario Kart 8 video game.

Wikipedia: Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge (EN)

17. The Symphony Hall

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The Symphony Hall is Japan's first hall dedicated to classical music concerts, located in Oyodonan 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan. It was built as part of the 30th anniversary of the founding of Asahi Broadcasting. It has received high praise both domestically and internationally in terms of acoustics.

Wikipedia: ザ・シンフォニーホール (JA)

18. Osaka Prefectural Museum of Kamigata Comedy and Performing Arts

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The Osaka Prefectural Kamigata Performing Arts Museum (Osaka Furitsukami ga Engei Shiryokan, commonly known as Wach Kamigata) is a facility for collecting and preserving materials related to Kamigata performing arts, located in Namba Senmae, Chuo-ku, Osaka. Opened in 1996.

Wikipedia: 大阪府立上方演芸資料館 (JA)

19. Kids Plaza Osaka

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Kids Plaza Osaka (Kids Plaza Osaka) is a children's museum, children's center, and science museum located in the lower part of Kantele Ogimachi Square, where Kansai Television Broadcasting is headquartered, located in Ogimachi 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture. In this section, Kantele Ogimachi Square, which will be located, is also described.

Wikipedia: キッズプラザ大阪 (JA), Website

20. Sumiyoshi Taisha

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Sumiyoshi Taisha

Sumiyoshi-taisha (住吉大社), also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. However, the oldest shrine that enshrines the Sumiyoshi sanjin, the three Sumiyoshi kami, is the Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata.

Wikipedia: Sumiyoshi-taisha (EN), Website

21. 花博記念公園 鶴見緑地

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Hanahaku Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi is an urban park (regional park) in Osaka City, located straddling Tsurumi Ward and Moriguchi City in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. The annual number of visitors is about 4.35 million.

Wikipedia: 花博記念公園鶴見緑地 (JA)

22. Tennoji Zoo

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Tennōji Zoo (天王寺動物園) is a 11-hectare (27-acre) zoo located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennō-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan.

Wikipedia: Tennōji Zoo (EN), Website

23. Tsūtenkaku

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Tsūtenkaku , owned by Tsūtenkaku Kanko Co., Ltd. , is a tower and well-known landmark of Osaka, Japan and advertises Hitachi. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Its total height is 103 metres (338 ft); the main observation deck is at a height of 91 metres (299 ft).

Wikipedia: Tsūtenkaku (EN), Website

24. The National Museum of Art, Osaka

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The National Museum of Art, Osaka is a subterranean Japanese art museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, about 10 minutes west of Higobashi Station in central Osaka.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Art, Osaka (EN)

25. 和光寺

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Wakoji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Kitahorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Lotus Pond. The main temple is Zenkoji-style Amida Sanson. A nun serves as the abbot. Settsu Province 88 places No. 3. Known by the common name of Amida Pond, the name of Amida Ikesuji, one of the north-south arterial roads of Osaka City, is derived from this temple.

Wikipedia: 和光寺 (JA)

26. Catholic Tamatsukuri Church

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St. Mary's Cathedral in Osaka is a cathedral of the Catholic Tamazuri Church located in Tamazoku, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is called "Osaka Cathedral" because it is the episcopal cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka. The saint commemorated by the church is "Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary)".

Wikipedia: 大阪カテドラル聖マリア大聖堂 (JA)

27. Tempozan Ferris Wheel

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Tempozan Ferris Wheel is a 112 meter tall ferris wheel located in Osaka, Japan, at Tempozan Harbor Village, next to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, one of the largest aquariums in the world. The wheel has a height of 112.5 metres (369 ft) and diameter of 100 metres (330 ft).

Wikipedia: Tempozan Ferris Wheel (EN)

28. American Village

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Amerikamura is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Chūō-ku district of Osaka, Japan. It is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura". Amerikamura is an area stretching from Nagahori Street to Dotonbori, located in the west side of the Shinsaibashi station.

Wikipedia: Amerikamura (EN)

29. Honganji Temple Tsumura Betsuin

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Honganji Tsumura Betsuin is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Honmachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. A separate temple of Motoyama Nishi Honganji. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ryukoku. The honzon is Amitabha. It is commonly known as Kitamido.

Wikipedia: 本願寺津村別院 (JA)

30. Osaka Shochiku‑za

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Osaka Shochikuza (大阪松竹座, Osaka Shochikuza) is a Japan theater located in Dotonbori 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan, Japan. It is run by Shochiku Corporation. This theater is not included in the five playhouses "Dotonbori Goza" that originated in the Edo period.

Wikipedia: 大阪松竹座 (JA), Website

31. Osaka Science Museum

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The Osaka Science Museum is a science museum in Naka-no-shima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The museum is located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, above Osaka's subterranean National Museum of Art. Opened in 1989, the museum was constructed to mark the 100th anniversary of Osaka City. The construction was funded through a 6.5 billion yen donation toward building costs from Kansai Electric. Its theme is "The Universe and Energy". Before the war a similar museum opened in 1937. It was known as the Osaka City Electricity Science Museum and it was both the first science museum and the first planetarium in Japan.

Wikipedia: Osaka Science Museum (EN), Website

32. 大阪護國神社

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Osaka Gokoku Shrine is a shrine (Gokoku Shrine) located in Suminoe Ward, Osaka. It enshrines more than 105,000 pillars of the heroic spirits of martyrs from Osaka Prefecture and related relatives, and the number of pillars of the shrine is the third largest among Gokoku Shrines after Gokoku Shrine in Okinawa Prefecture and Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine. It is currently a separate shrine of the main office of the shrine.

Wikipedia: 大阪護國神社 (JA)

33. Kiyomizudera

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Kiyomizudera Temple is a temple of the Japanese sect located in Reincho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Arisu. The main Buddha is the Bodhisattva of the eleven-sided, thousand-handed Kansei-on. A branch of the Shitennoji Temple.

Wikipedia: 清水寺 (大阪市) (JA)

34. Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

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The Osaka Municipal Museum of Housing (Osaka Municipal Museum of Housing), nicknamed "Osaka Living Present and Past" (Osaka Kura no Konjakukan), is a public museum dedicated to the history and culture of urban life in Osaka City. Materials and models of the city's dwellings from the late Edo period to the postwar period are on display. It is located in the Osaka Municipal Housing Information Center Building.

Wikipedia: 大阪くらしの今昔館 (JA), Website

35. Shoman-in; Aizen-do

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Shomanin is a temple of the Japanese sect located in Tennoji Ward, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Araryo. The honzon is Aizen Myo. It is also called Aizendo. Shitennoji Betsuin. Nishikoku Aizen 17 Sacred Grounds No. 1. Shingon Esoteric Buddhism Katsuhi-ryu Nemoto Dojo. The Taho Pagoda is the oldest wooden structure in Osaka.

Wikipedia: 勝鬘院 (JA)

36. 綿業会館

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Mengyo Kaikan is a historical building in the style of Rene Mr./Ms. located in Semba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Stand facing the Sankyubashi muscle. On December 25, 2003, it was designated as an important cultural property of Japan, and in 2007 it was recognized as an industrial heritage site for modernization.

Wikipedia: 綿業会館 (JA)

37. Osaka International Peace Center

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The Osaka International Peace Center , also known as Peace Osaka , is a peace museum established in August 1991 based in the city of Osaka, Japan. It focuses on the destruction of the city during World War II and the broader themes of the tragedy of war and the importance of peace. It is funded by Osaka city and Osaka Prefecture.

Wikipedia: Osaka International Peace Center (EN)

38. 杭全神社

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Kumata Jinja is a shrine originally located in Hiranomiya-cho, Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan. The former company name was Fusha. He is revered as the god of the Sakagami clan and the god of Hirano Town. The summer festival (Hirano Danjiri Festival) is held every year from July 11 to 14, and driving on the nearby National Route 25 is restricted.

Wikipedia: 杭全神社 (JA)

39. Mt. Tenpo

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Mount Tenpō located in Minato-ku, Osaka is currently Japan's second lowest mountain. The definition of a "mountain" used here is any elevation described as a mountain on a topographic map published by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan, though it is disputed that the mountain lacks credibility because it is not a natural part of the landscape. The mountain's peak is 4.53 meters above sea level, and will bear more resemblance to a hill than a mountain to the casual observer. A small port is located nearby, and much of the mountain's surface has been converted into a park.

Wikipedia: Mount Tenpō (EN)

40. 三光神社

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三光神社

Sankō Shrine is a Shinto shrine on a hill named Mt. Sanada in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is notable for being the possible location of a legendary tunnel used during the 17th century Siege of Osaka.

Wikipedia: Sankō Shrine (EN)

41. Yasui-jinja Shrine

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Yasui Shrine is a shrine located in Tennoji Ward, Osaka. The former company name is Murasha. It is also called Yasui Tenmangu Shrine and Yasui Shrine. This is the place where Nobushige Sanada was killed.

Wikipedia: 安居神社 (JA)

42. Mitsutera

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Mitsu-ji Temple is a quasi-separate main temple of the Shingon sect of the Omuro sect located in Shinsaibashi-suji, Chuo-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Shippo Mountain. The main Buddha is the eleven-sided Kannon Bodhisattva. It faces Midosuji and is known locally as "Mitera Mr./Ms." or "Minami no Kannon Mr./Ms.".

Wikipedia: 三津寺 (JA)

43. 山本能楽堂

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Yamamoto no Gagakudo is a Noh theater located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, and a public interest incorporated foundation that owns and operates it. Since the building has a full-fledged Noh stage inside a three-story wooden building in the urban area, it was registered as a national registered tangible cultural property on November 29, 2006 (Heisei 18). From 2011 to 2014, as part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Project for the Public Utilization of Important Buildings, etc.," large-scale renovation work was carried out, including seismic reinforcement work, equipment work, and sanitary work, and the functions of the facility were enhanced such as the use of color LED stage lighting and floor heating throughout the building. Although it is an old building, the latest technology has been added, and it has been reborn as a unique space where a modern space confronts a building engraved with the shadows of history. The concept of the renovation is an "open Noh theater". The highlight (audience seats) is the pier seats, which are equipped with "folding chairs" proposed by Junzo Yoshimura, one of Japan's leading architects, and are wheelchair accessible. The pine on the mirror plate is made by the brush of Kanade Matsuno.

Wikipedia: 山本能楽堂 (JA)

44. Goryo Jinja Shrine

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Goryōjinja is a shrine located in Awaji-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka. The former company name was Fusha. In addition, the plaque of the front torii gate is written as Spirit Palace. Although our company is called the Spirit Shrine, it has nothing to do with the belief in the Holy Spirit.

Wikipedia: 御霊神社 (大阪市) (JA)

45. 水道記念館

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The Waterworks Memorial Museum is a science museum established by the Osaka City Waterworks Bureau in Higashiyodogawa Ward, Osaka City, where you can enjoy learning about the history of Osaka City's water supply. In addition, in the past, many freshwater fish and shellfish in the Lake Biwa and Yodo River systems were raised.

Wikipedia: 水道記念館 (大阪市) (JA)

46. 大依羅神社

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大依羅神社

Ōyura Shrine is a shrine located in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. It is a Shikinai shrine (Meishin Taisha), and the former company status is Fusha. Currently, it is a single shrine that does not belong to the main office of the shrine.

Wikipedia: 大依羅神社 (JA)

47. 寂光寺

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Jakkoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Minamieguchi, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Horin. The main temple is the Great Mandala of the Ten Realms. The official name of the temple is Horinzan Puken-in Saikoji, but it is also known as Eguchi no Kimido, and it is known for the song and answer between Eguchi no Kimi (Myojo) and Saigyō Dharma. The former main temple is Tanimachi Myokyoji Temple. Seishi Dharma.

Wikipedia: 寂光寺 (大阪市) (JA)

48. 鶴満寺

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Kakumanji Temple is a temple of the Tendai Shinsei sect located in Kita-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Unmatsu. The honzon is Amitabha. Kannon-do is the third temple of the 33 places in the New West Country, and the main temple is Koyasu Kannon.

Wikipedia: 鶴満寺 (JA)

49. 南岳山 舎利尊勝寺

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Sharisonshoji Temple is a temple of the Yellow Wood sect located at 1-2-36 Shariji, Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan. The common name is Shariji, and the common name is also the place name of Ikuno Ward (Shariji).

Wikipedia: 舎利尊勝寺 (JA)

50. オリックス劇場

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The Orix Theater is a 2,400-seat concert hall in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Artists that performed in the main hall include Black Sabbath, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Robin Trower, Rainbow, Queen, Santana, The Jackson 5, James Brown, UFO, Iron Maiden, Red Velvet, Amalia Rodrigues, NCT 127, and Jun. K from 2PM. It officially opened on 14 April 1968 and was the largest concert hall in Osaka at the time. The complex included a smaller hall, lodging facilities and two restaurants. The building was sold in October 2009 to Orix Real Estate, who currently run it under the name the Orix Theater.

Wikipedia: Orix Theater (EN)

51. 大阪市下水道科学館

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The Osaka City Sewerage Science Museum is a learning and exhibition facility related to sewage systems located in Konohana Ward, Osaka City. It is under the jurisdiction of the Osaka City Construction Bureau.

Wikipedia: 大阪市下水道科学館 (JA)

52. 六大院

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Rokudaiin is a temple located in the town of Baiza, Tennoji-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Koya, Osaka. Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, Betsu Honzan. Koyasan Kongoko Osaka City Headquarters. The honzon is Fudo Myō and Kobo Daishi. As a separate temple, there is Kongo-ji Temple in Terakawa, Daito City, Osaka Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 六大院 (JA)

53. National Bunraku Theater (Nipponbashi or Nippombashi)

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The National Bunraku Theatre is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku.

Wikipedia: National Bunraku Theatre (EN)

54. Fujita Art Museum

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The Fujita Art Museum is one of the largest private collections in the Kansai region. The collection was assembled by Fujita Denzaburō and his descendants. It was installed in a storehouse on the family property in Osaka.

Wikipedia: Fujita Art Museum (EN)

55. Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine

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Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine

Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the Shinto kami ('god') Inari. Its construction can be traced to 12 BCE, and Inari was enshrined there by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 1580s to protect Osaka Castle.

Wikipedia: Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine (EN)

56. 野田恵美須神社

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Noda Ebisu Shrine is a shrine located in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. (In the Osaka Prefectural Directory of Religious Corporations, Torii, and Hatsuki, it is simply written as "Ebisu Shrine", but it is usually called "Noda Ebisu Shrine.") )

Wikipedia: 野田恵美須神社 (JA)

57. 堀川戎神社

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Horikawa Ebi Shrine is a shrine located in Kita-ku, Osaka. The former company name is Murasha. In Osaka City and the area, it is known as the god of prosperous business, along with the Imamiya Ebi Shrine in the southern part of Osaka City and the Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Known as "Horikawa's Ebe-Ms." or "Kita-no-Ebe-Ms.", the Tokaebisu is held from January 9 to 11 every year.

Wikipedia: 堀川戎神社 (JA)

58. 高津宮

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Kōzu-gū is a Shinto Shrine in Ōsaka, Japan. It honors Emperor Nintoku. He was the 16th emperor. He reigned from 313 to 399. Emperor Nintoku named the area Kōzu-gū. This area is now known as Ōsaka.

Wikipedia: Kōzu-gū (EN), Website

59. 坐摩神社

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Ikasuri Shrine is a major Shinto shrine located in central Osaka, Japan. Its annual festival is on April 22. In the former modern system of ranked Shinto shrines it was an imperial shrine of the second rank or kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社). It was also the ichinomiya of the former Settsu Province. It enshrines five kami known as ikasuri no kami or zama no kami: Ikui no kami (生井神), Sakui no kami (福井神), Tsunagai no kami (綱長井神), Hahiki no kami (波比祇神), and Asuha no kami (阿須波神); collectively known as Zamagami (座摩神)

Wikipedia: Ikasuri Shrine (EN)

60. 日本工芸館

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Japan Crafts Museum is a museum located in Naniwa Ward, Osaka City, that aims to preserve, nurture and disseminate traditional folk crafts. It was established by Chuichi Miyake in 1950 as a base for the activities of the Osaka branch of the Japan Folk Crafts Association.

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61. 福島天満宮

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Fukushima Tenmangu is a shrine located in Fukushima 2-chome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka. The former company name is Murasha. It is also commonly referred to as "the god of heaven on Fukushima". One of the "25 Worship of the Suga Sacred Shrine" (the twelfth).

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62. 御幸森天神宮

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Miyukimori Tenjingu Shrine is a shrine located in Ikuno Ward, Osaka City (formerly Inokaino Village, Higashio District, Settsu Province). He enshrines Emperor Hitoku, Naohiko and Shinosaka Hiko, and is the chief deity of Inokai Nomura.

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63. 比売許曽神社

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比売許曽神社

Himesaso Shrine is a shrine located in Higashinari Ward, Osaka. The former company name is Murasha. It is one of the shrines of the Shikiuchi Meijin Taisha Shrine "Settsu Province Higashisei-gun Hiyori Kyoso Shrine (Shimoteru Hiso Shrine)" (the other shrine is Takatsunomiya Setsha and Hiyori Koso Shrine).

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64. 阿遅速遅神社

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Achihaya no Jinja is a shrine located in Tsurumi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is a shikinai shrine recorded in the Enki Shikishin Name Book, and the former company status is Gosha. In the Edo period, it was called the Hakken Shrine, but by Namikawa Seisho, who compared the shrines in the Enki ceremony, we placed the "Adahaya Hayao Shrine Marker Stone" as it corresponds to the shrine in the Enki ceremony. Since then, it has come to be known as the Ahaya Hayao Shrine.

Wikipedia: 阿遅速雄神社 (JA)

65. 長久寺

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Chokuji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Chuo-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Daen. The main temple is one pagoda and two sons. Enshrine the Fukurokuju of the Seven Lucky Gods of Osaka.

Wikipedia: 長久寺 (大阪市) (JA)

66. Syoten-Ryokokuinn

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Ryotokuin is a temple of the Toji Shingon sect located in Fukushima-ku, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ruyi. The main temple is the quasi-hu Kannon and the eleven-sided Kannon (Daisei Joy Heaven). It is popularly known as Urae Seiten.

Wikipedia: 了徳院 (JA)

67. 咲くやこの花館

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The Sakuya Konohana Kan (咲くやこの花館) is a botanical garden set within one of the world's largest greenhouses, located in Tsurumi Ryokuchi park at 2-163 Ryokuchi Koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.

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68. 生國魂神社行宮

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生國魂神社行宮

Ikukunitama Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Tennōji-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its main festival is held annually on September 9. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.

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69. 桑津天神社

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Kuwazu Tenjinja is a shrine located in Kuwazu 3-chome, Higashi-Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. There are a total of 11 deities, including the god Shohiko, Sugawara Michishin, Susano, Kiinada Hiyori, Nomi Shukuro, Tenji Roof Life, Cloth Sword Ball Life, Tenyu Receiving Life, Saruta Bikojin, Kyozu Lord Life, and Ken Tsuchi Life. The former company name is Murasha.

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70. 應典院

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Ōten-in is the last temple of the Jodo Buddhist temple located in Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. At the time of its founding, it was the head of the pagoda that was opened as a retreat for the third generation of Dairenji, the Oath of Honor Zaikei.

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71. 淀川神社

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Yodogawa Shrine is a shrine located in Kema-cho, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka. In 1953 (Showa 28), it was established in the precincts of the 15 shrines in the form of a joint enshrinement of the gods of the 15 shrines that enshrined the gods of the former Tomobuchi Village and the gods of the Yawata Daijingu (Hachiman Shrine) that enshrined the gods of the former Kema Village.

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72. Gallery Namban

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Gallery Namban

The Nanban Cultural Museum is a private museum located in Nakatsu 6-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture, with a collection of about 250 items including Nanban art and Christian relics from the early modern period.

Wikipedia: 南蛮文化館 (JA)

73. 山内ビル

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Yamauchi Building is a historical building located in Tosabori, Nishi-ku, Osaka. It is a four-story reinforced concrete building with Spanish brown tiles. The official name is "Kaori Yamauchi Law & Patent Office" Currently, the plate with the word "incense" has disappeared for some reason, either because of the deterioration of the building

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74. 鵲森宮

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The shrine is located in Morinomiya Chuo, Chuo -ku, Osaka. Shikinai Shrine, the old business is a prefectural company. The name is Morinomiya Shrine (Morinomiya Jinja), which is the origin of the surrounding place name Morinomiya and Morinomiya.

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75. Abeno-jinja Shrine

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Abeno Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Abeno-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its main festival is held annually on January 24. It was founded in 1882, and enshrines the kami of Kitabatake Chikafusa and Kitabatake Akiie. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.

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76. Ohmiya Shrine

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Omiya is a shrine located in the south of Ōdo, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka. It is also called Omiya Shrine in the old name. In ancient times, it was called Zao Gongen, Ushizu Tenno, Omiya Daigongen, and Omiya Daimyojin.

Wikipedia: 大宮 (大阪市東淀川区) (JA)

77. Museum of Oriental Ceramics

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The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (大阪市立東洋陶磁美術館) is a Japanese art museum and regarded as one of the best ceramic-collections in the world. This museum collects, studies, conserves, exhibits and interprets East Asian ceramics, which mainly came from ancient China and Korea. The world-famous Ataka Collection, donated by the 21 companies of the Sumitomo Group, as well as the Rhee Byung-Chang Collection, provide the public an aesthetic experience with first-class collection.

Wikipedia: Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (EN), Website

78. 今宮戎神社

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Imamiya Ebisu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Naniwa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. According to legend, it was established in 600 during the reign of Empress Suiko. Its annual festival is held from January 9 to 11. The kami enshrined here included Amaterasu (天照皇大神), Kotoshironushi, Susanoo-no-Mikoto (素盞鳴尊), Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (月読尊), and Wakahiru-me (稚日女尊).

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79. 本傳寺

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Hondenji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Usagano-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Takateru. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Honkuji Temple (Rokujōmon-ryū), Shinshi Hoen.

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80. 西村捨三翁

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西村捨三翁

Nishimura Sutezō was a Japanese businessman and politician. He was a veteran of the Boshin War. He was the fourth Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (1883–1886) and the sixth Governor of Osaka (1889–1891).

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81. 法清寺

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Hoseiji Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple located in Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kwangchi. The former main temple is Kyoto Honmanji Temple, Ryugenkai. It is commonly known as a temple.

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82. 国分寺

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Kokubun-ji (国分寺) is a Buddhist temple in Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 655 during the reign of Empress Kōgyoku, and is affiliated with Shingon Buddhism. It is also known as Nagara Kokubun-ji (長柄国分寺).

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83. 赤留比売命神社

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赤留比売命神社

Akudome Hyomi Shrine (Akari Hime Motojinja) is a shrine located in Hirano Higashi, Hirano -ku, Osaka. Akarome Hi Daigo is the main god. It is said that it had already existed in the middle of the Heian period because it was a Shikinai shrine described in the Enki Shiki Shinto Name Book.

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84. 雲雷寺

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Unraiji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Myoho. The former main temple is Minobusan Kuonji Temple (Minobumon-ryu), the temple is Shioshi Hoen, and the abbot is Moshi Hoen. There are also many Nichiren Buddhist temples in the vicinity, such as Jokoku-ji, Renko-ji, Shōbō-ji, Enmyo-ji, Hōjin-ji, Hosen-ji, Yakuo-ji, Myoto-ji, Honkan-ji, and Myotoku-ji.

Wikipedia: 雲雷寺 (JA)

85. あべのハルカス美術館

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Abeno Harukas Art Museum opened in Abeno-ku, Ōsaka, Japan, in 2014. Specializing in temporary exhibitions, it is located on the 16th floor of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, named after the ward of Abeno and the expression harukasu (晴るかす), meaning 'brightening up'. The Museum's inaugural director is art historian Asano Shūgō , director of Kintetsu Railway Company's other cultural initiative, the Yamato Bunkakan.

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86. 瑞松寺

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Zuishōji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Tear Pond. It is said that the name of the mountain is due to the fact that in the Kamakura period, Taira Kagekiyo accidentally killed his uncle and washed his bloody sword in the pond while choking on tears.

Wikipedia: 瑞松寺 (JA)

87. NMB48 Theatre

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NMB48 Theatre

NMB48 is a Japan female idol group. It was produced by Yasushi Akimoto and was born in October 2010. Based at the NMB48 Theater in Namba, Osaka, they are one of the AKB48 groups that are active mainly in the region. The operating company is KYORAKU Yoshimoto Holdings, and the management (affiliated office) is handled by Showtitle. His label is Universal Sigma.

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88. 湯木美術館

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湯木美術館

Yuki Museum of Art opened in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan, in 1987. The collection, built up by Yuki Teiichi (湯木貞一) of kaiseki restaurant Kitchō fame, includes twelve Important Cultural Properties and three Important Art Objects.

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89. Osaka Museum of History

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Osaka Museum of History opened in Chūō-ku, Ōsaka, Japan in 2001. The project architects were César Pelli & Associates and Nihon Sekkei. It is adjoined by an atrium to the NHK Osaka Broadcasting Center, which was designed by the same architects and built at the same time. The former Osaka City Museum closed earlier the same year. Over four floors, the displays tell the history of the city from the time of the Former Naniwa Palace, located in the area now occupied by the museum. Remains of a warehouse, walls, and water supply facilities for the palace are also on view in the basement. In 2005, the collection numbered some 100,000 objects. By 2016, it had grown to 138,595 objects, while a further 17,632 items were on deposit at the museum.

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90. 奥田家住宅

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The Okuda Family Residence is a historical building located in Kamikurasaku, Hirano Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. The main gate and main building are important cultural properties of the country.

Wikipedia: 奥田家住宅 (大阪市) (JA)

91. Hōzen-ji

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Hōzen-ji (法善寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The temple is located in the Dotonbori district, near Namba Station. It has a reputation in Japan for helping women who are about to give birth.

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92. 心眼寺

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Shinganji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect located in Tennoji Ward, Osaka. The name of the mountain is Mt. Sanada. The honzon is Amitabha. The temple crest is the same sixpenny as the family crest of the Sanada family.

Wikipedia: 心眼寺 (JA)

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