Street view of bustling Osaka with people crossing, shops, and arcade entrance.

Osaka Tenmangū

大阪天満宮

Tenma, Osaka · 大阪

A shrine to the deity of learning, founded in 949, and the organising centre of Tenjin Matsuri — a July festival of boat processions and fireworks on the river.

Why it’s worth it

On 24–25 July a hundred boats go up the Ōkawa with fires on them. The rest of the year it is a quiet forecourt at the end of the longest arcade in Japan.

CategoryCulture

AreaTenma

Hours09:00–17:00

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Walking distance from Osaka Tenmangū

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