Shinshu Otani School Namba Betsuin (Minamimido)
Affectionately known as "Minami Mido-san," the facility, which also serves as a temple gate, hosts a wide variety of events and Buddhist courses designed to connect with the general public.
In 1596, the 12th head priest of Honganji, Kyonyo, built Otani Honganji in Watanabe, and in 1598, it moved to its current location. It was the head temple of the Otani branch of Shinshu Buddhism until Higashi Honganji was built in Kyoto in 1594. It was destroyed by fire in 1945 and rebuilt in 1961. There is a monument in the temple grounds with Matsuo Basho's last verse engraved on it. Together with Tsumura Betsuin (a branch temple of Kitamido and Nishi Honganji), it is the origin of the name Midosuji.
Basic information
- Child
- Business hours
- 7:00～17:00
- Holidays
- Open year-round
- Access
- 1 minute walk south from Exit 13 of Osaka Metro Hommachi Station (Midosuji Line, Yotsubashi Line, Chuo Line)
- Address
- Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Chuo Ward, Kyutarocho 4-1-11
- Telephone
- 06-6251-5820
- Fax
- 06-6251-1868
- URL
- https://minamimido.jp/
