Nanba Shrine

Nanba Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Osaka. It is a shrine for Gion worship dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto.[1]

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Affiliation Shinto
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It has a large lion-shaped building which is famous in Japan.[2]

Some people think it was the Soja shrine of Settsu Province. Soja shrines are shrines where all the kami of a province can be worshipped at once.

References

  1. Quin, Rebecca (2020-01-11). "Namba Yasaka Shrine". GaijinPot Travel. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. "Namba Yasaka Shrine". Inside Osaka. Retrieved 2023-05-13.