Tenmangu
Shinto Shrine
Osaka Prefecture,
Osaka City,
Minato Ward Misaki
1-5-40
Admission Cost : Free
Days Open : All Year
Reception Hours : 9a.m.-5p.m.
Generally Called: Misaki-tenmagu
Shrine Praying Etiquette and Procedure
1st : Place Saisen (donation) into Saisenbako (the offertory box).
2nd : Ring the bell.
3rd : Bow your head twice.
4th : Clap twice and keep your hands together upon the second clap and pray. When finished return hands to your sides.
5th : Bow your head one final time
Offered Charms, Amulets, and Gosyuin
Test Success
Scholastic Success
Transportation Safety
Strengthen Bond between Pet and Owner
Recovery from Illness
Long Life
Health
and more
Gosyuin,Stamp
Enshrined Deities, History
Sugawara: God of Scholastic Achievement, the Passing of Tests, Literature and the Liberal Arts
Sumiyoshi: God and Protector of Seafarers and God Responsible for the Calming of the Sea Lanes
Inari: God of Business and Commerce and God of the Grain and the Harvest
Founded in 1835 CE during the 6th year of Emperor Tempo.
In 1912 CE, during the 45th year of Emperor Meiji and year 1 of Emperor Taisho, a man named Tanaka Ichizo uses his own money to finance the disassembling and restoration of Tenmangu.
1965, during the 40th year of Emperor Showa、the re-enshrinement of Tenmangu to its present location through a process of careful dismantlement and repair.
Significant Celebrations and Events
January 1st :
New Year’s Festival is held accompanied with Hatsumode (first shrine visit of the year) and prayers for peace and prosperity throughout the year.
January 2nd : Kakizome (the first calligraphy of the new year) is performed in which people write down what they wish to beseech from the gods. These kakizome pertain to wishes of self-betterment.
Late April : Tea Ceremony is held in which tea that has been offered to the gods is drunk and divine protection is received.
July 25th : Summer Festival is held. A Mikoshi (palanquin or portable shrine) is carried around in order to receive divine protection from the gods.
October 25th : Reisai (Annual Festival) is held. It is the year’s most important festival. Prayers for peace and prosperity are conducted.190th Anniversary Festival (2025 only)
Final Points
1: Smoking, eating and/or drinking is prohibited on shrine grounds.
2: When visiting, conduct yourself calmly and quietly.
3: Refrain from touching the trees and shrubs.
4: The correct procedure for those desiring red stamps is to first visit the Shrine (pray) then request the stamp.
Simply requesting a stamp without having approached the shrine is heavily frowned upon.
