淀川天神社, Shinto shrine in Japan
Yodogawa Tenjinja is a Shinto shrine in Kokubunji, Kita ward, Osaka. Its main hall, worship hall and offering hall were built in the Kyōhō era (1716–1736) and were moved to this site in 1910 from a shrine in Nakajima village. An Inari shrine built in 1582, said to have stood in Kobori Enshū's Sunahara residence, was moved here in 1908.
The shrine traces its origin to 738, when the monk Gyōki, while developing this area, enshrined Ame no Hoakari no Mikoto as its guardian deity. In 1872 it was ranked as a village shrine, and in 1873 it separated from the Shōtoku-ji temple of the Ōbaku school. Its main hall, biden and haiden date from the Kyōhō era (1716–1736) and were moved to this site in 1910; they survived the third and fourth great Osaka air raids of June 1945.
The shrine's name Tenjin reflects its identity as a Tenmangu honoring Sugawara no Michizane, though its original deity is Amenohohi-no-Mikoto, second child of Amaterasu. The Inari shrine on the grounds, built in 1582, was moved here in 1908 from the Sunohara residence of Kobori Enshu. Visitors can see both deities honored in one precinct.
The nearest station is Tenjinbashisuji Rokuchome on the Osaka Metro Sakaisuji and Tanimachi lines and the Hankyu Senri line, about a five-minute walk away. The shrine stands at 1-4-1 Kokubunji, Kita-ku, Osaka. The main hall, worship hall and offering hall were all built in the Kyoho era and moved here in 1910.
The shrine honors Sugawara no Michizane, a famous scholar and politician from centuries ago, alongside the sun goddess, showing how different traditions and beliefs come together in one place. This unusual combination of heavenly deities and a celebrated human scholar creates a space where visitors encounter layers of history and meaning.
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