Osaka Temmangu: A shrine devoted to the “deity of learning and the performing arts” that is familiar to the people of Osaka.

Osaka Temmangu is a venerable shrine that was built over 1,000 years ago. The deity of learning and the performing arts is popular with the people of Osaka.

During the winter, many young people will come here to pray that they will pass their exams.

From ancient times, Osaka Temmangu has been familiar to the people of Osaka as the shrine devoted to the “deity of learning and the performing arts”.
Before the exam season in the winter, many young people will come here to pray that they will pass their exams, writing their prayers on small wooden plaques called “ema”, and dedicating them to the shrine.

The “Tenjin Matsuri Festival”, one of the top three festivals in Japan, is held here in the summer, and is crowded with many people.

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Every year on July 24th and 25th, the “Tenjin Matsuri Festival”, one of the top three festivals in Japan, is held here.
Every year this festival attracts from 1.2 million to 1.3 million people, with countless stalls around the shrine, and the launching of about 5,000 fireworks.

The festival in the Kansai region that attracts the most people is the Tenjin Matsuri Festival, so it is a festival that you must see if you happen to visit Osaka at this time.

Osaka Temmangu is a historic shrine that has been well known to the people of Osaka over a long, 1,000-year plus period. Since it also sells such things as good-luck charms for those praying to pass exams, if you get one as a present for someone who is about to take a test they will surely be pleased.

This is a shrine that you should definitely visit at least once.