Namba Yasaka, a kawaii shrine with a celestial ceiling
♻️♻️Namba Yasaka Shrine⛩️⛩️⛩️, affectionately known by locals as 'Namba no Shita no Miya', has an ancient history that is difficult to trace. The earliest recorded history dates back to the era of Emperor Nintoku, which means it has a history of nearly a thousand years.
♻️♻️Legend has it that around the 5th century, an epidemic broke out in Osaka. The divine lion killed the disease-spreading Yamata no Orochi, a serpent with eight heads and eight tails🐍🐍🐍, protecting the local people. Since then, the deity has been enshrined here to guard Namba, and this ancient shrine has been regarded as the guardian shrine of the area. After the Meiji Restoration and the separation of Shinto and Buddhism, the shrine was abandoned for a while. The current main shrine building was reconstructed in 1974.
♻️♻️The iconic structure here is the lion hall with a kawaii ceiling design🦁🦁🦁. It is said that if you stand in front of this lion, its wide-open mouth will suck away all your misfortune, pain, and obstacles, leaving you with good luck, happiness, and satisfaction.
♻️♻️In fact, the lion hall is a stage for festival performances, with the open mouth serving as the stage, the eyes as lights, and the nose as a loudspeaker📣📣📣.
♻️♻️The koi fish-shaped amulets🐟🐟🐟 are a specialty here, and the fortune-telling is said to be very accurate. Many who draw good fortunes will also write on ema (votive tablets) and hang them along with their drawn fortunes on a rack, praying for their wishes to come true🙏🙏🙏. Bad fortunes are tied to a designated rope, symbolizing leaving the bad luck behind and not being affected🎋🎋🎋.
🚊🚊Transportation: Get off at Daikokucho Station on the subway, and it's a 15-minute walk👣👣👣
🕰️🕰️Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00⏱️⏱️⏱️
💰💰Admission: Free🆓🆓🆓
📍📍Tip: Famous attractions such as Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori, and Universal Studios are nearby, making it convenient to visit them all in one trip👌👌👌
Namba Yasaka Shrine ⛩️ is located in Osaka Langsu District. It is said that the lion who can eliminate bad luck has come to draw a safe sign ~ Daji ~ Seeing a lot of sister paper drawing love signs, is it not accurate? There are many tourists ~
Been to Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto. This is in the center of Namba, hidden in the residential area. The appearance is very eye-catching, not far from the subway station, the shape is very unique. It takes a small area and can be visited in a few minutes.
I have read a lot of information on the Internet, know that the temple of Namba Yasaka Shrine is a lion head, but I was shocked at first sight, I saw google map the road, but it was from the side door! I went to the shrine early, so there are not many tourists!
Good place for a sincere prayer with a good holiday trip in Osaka. Realistically and thankfully, my perfect trip in Osaka ends with a divine visit to this famous temple before flying home the following day. God bless indeed.
It is within walking distance from Namba Station, and it is a powerful shrine 😊✨
Very distinctive shrine, praying for small things, painting horses are quite cute! !
The big face is famous as shown in the photo! It is very powerful and recommended!