Nearby Itineraries

Spot2 Setsu Province Ichinomiya Sumiyoshi Taisha Grand Shrine

Osaka's greatest power spot. The main hall is a National Treasure.

Spot3 Otani Sanso Ryokan in Yumoto Onsen

Spend the night

Spot4 Nagato Ichinomiya Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine (National Treasure)

Built by the shogun Hiroyo Ouchi in 1370, this shrine's main hall with its cypress bark thatching has been designated a National Treasure. Unlike Osaka's Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine, Nagato Ichinomiya enshrines the three sumiyoshi deities (Sokotsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto, Nakatsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto, and Uwatsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto) together in one building, where their "aramitama," or spirities are enshrined.

Spot5 Chikuzen Province Ichinomiya Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine

Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine enshrines the three sumiyoshi deities (Sokotsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto, Nakatsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto, and Uwatsutsu-no-O-no-Mikoto). With a connection to purification ceremonies, the deity of this shrine is known to protect pilgrims from misfortune by purifying their hearts and souls, and people have long visited from far away to pray to the deity here. The shrine's main building is built in the Sumiyoshi-zukuri style, and has been certified as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.