Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshi Taisha
- Address
- 2-9-89 Sumiyoshi
- Phone
- 06 6672 0753
- Price
- admission free
- Hours
- dawn-dusk
Lonely Planet review for Sumiyoshi Taisha
Osaka’s most important shrine, Sumiyoshi Taisha is dedicated to Shintō deities associated with the sea and sea travel, in commemoration of a safe passage to Korea by a 3rd-century empress. Having survived the bombing of WWII, Sumiyoshi Taisha actually has a couple of buildings that date to 1810. The shrine was founded in the early 3rd century and the buildings that can be seen today are faithful replicas of the originals. The shrine is next to both Sumiyoshi Taisha and Sumiyoshi-torii-mae Stations on the Nankai tram line. Catch the tram from Tennō-ji Station.
