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Area：sinsekai/tennouji/abeno   Genre： History / Culture

  Best time： Any season

  Category： Shrine / Temple

  Character： English available   Good access   for visitors

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  • History / Culture

The temple has a beautiful main hate and an elegant five story pagoda

The temple has a beautiful main hate and an elegant five story pagoda. Shitennoji has undergone repeated reconstructions the most recent in 1963. but its architectural layout has remained unchanged. The area was once a center of Buddhist power large imperial court, and the old neighborhood surrounding Shitennoji is still full of temples today. In addition, the area is famous for its numerous small shops selling exceptionally delicious tsukemono.
A large scale flea market is held here on the 21st of each month, and the famous Doya Doya festival is held here every year.

History

Shitennoji temple was, in a way, the official stating point for Buddhism in Japan, and it is the central point for the religion in Osaka. This temple has also has been know by the names Arahakaji, Nanbaji, and Mitsuji. The oldest government -administered Buddhist Shotoku in 593. Prince Shotoku was and avid played a leading ripe in importing from Japan, and he allegedly ubiquitous in Japan today. "Shitennno" means "four heavenly kings" to whom prince shotoku prayed for the victory of his Saga Clan over his enemies in a war with the goal of establishing the new religion in Japan.

Doya Doya

a Buddhist ritual starting on January 1st that revolves around prayers for place and rich harvests. Men pf all ages cad in small loincloths- the reason this is know as one of the biggest "naked man" festivals of Japan are splashed with water in the middle of winer, and the scramble for banknotes in front of the temple.



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Area
sinsekai/tennouji/abeno
Address
1-11 Shitennoji, tennoji-ku, Osaka
marker Access
5 min walk from Shitennoji-Yuhigaoka Station on the Tanimachi Subway Line.