北向地蔵, Buddhist statue in Kita-ku, Japan.

Kitamuki Jizō is a stone image of the bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha enshrined facing north on the first floor of the south building of Hankyū Sanbangai, at 1-1-3 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka. It was carved from a natural stone dug up nearby and is unusual because Kṣitigarbha images are usually set facing south.

The statue was carved from a natural stone unearthed in a nearby field in 1891, and on 16 October of that year it was enshrined facing north inside a small hall. When Hankyu Umeda Station was relocated and the Hankyu Sanbangai complex built in November 1969, the hall was rebuilt facing north in the Sanbangai Jizo Yokocho passage. The Hokoku Jizo Son Hozankai has cared for it since, and a 45th-anniversary ceremony was held on 12 October 2013.

Visitors daily leave flowers, incense, and small toys at the site as offerings, reflecting Japanese Buddhist traditions of seeking blessings and protection for children. The carefully arranged personal items around the statue show the close connection between worshippers and this figure.

The statue is accessible through multiple train stations in Kita-ku and features marked prayer areas with offering spaces maintained by local caretakers. You can visit at any time, and simple offerings like flowers and incense are available at or near the site.

The statue faces north, which is rare for Jizō, usually oriented south. The natural stone was dug up from a nearby field in 1891 and enshrined that October 16. In November 1969 the hall was rebuilt facing north inside Hankyu Sanbangai's Jizō Yokochō when the Hankyu Umeda station was relocated.