Open-air shrine (Ohatsutenjin)
If you go south of Umeda's Ohatsu Tenjin Dori Shopping Street, you will find an open-air shrine in the valley between the buildings.
If you go south of Umeda's Ohatsu Tenjin-dori shopping street, you will find an open-air shrine in the valley between the buildings. It is said to have been built over 1,300 years ago, and is the guardian deity of Sonezaki, Umeda (formerly known as Sonezu), where the deities of Sukunahikona no Mikoto and Michizane Sugawara are enshrined. The name comes from the fact that in 910, when Sugawara Michizane was being exiled to Dazaifu, he stopped by our company and composed a poem that said, ``My sleeves fall with dew and tears, and I remember the capital.'' It is said that it came to be called ``Outdoor Shrine.'' On the other hand, the commonly known name ``Ohatsu Tenjin'' is based on the story that Chikamatsu Monzaemon created on April 7, 1703, at our company's ``Tenjin no Mori.'' It got its name from the dramatization of the Sonezaki Suicide, which was based on the tragic death of Tokubei, which became very popular and attracted a large number of worshipers. Even today, many people visit here to pray for fulfillment in love. On the first Friday of every month, the Ohatsu Tenjin Flea Market is held, with about 30 to 40 unique second-hand goods shops lined up.
Basic information
- Access
- 5 minutes walk from Hankyu "Osaka Umeda Station" and Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line "Higashi Umeda Station"
- Address
- 2-5-4 Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0057
- Telephone
- 06-6311-0895
- Fax
- 06-6311-0512
- URL
- http://www.ohatendori.com/jinja/