Billiken shrine
Billiken shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Billiken shrine is situated nearby to the amusement arcade チャンピオン, as well as near AMUSEMENT SPACE.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsūtenkaku and Shinsekai.
Tsūtenkaku
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Mc681, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsūtenkaku is a tower and landmark of Osaka, Japan, and advertises the Hitachi company. It is located in the Shinsekai district of Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Its total height is 103 metres; the main observation deck is at a height of 91 metres. Tsūtenkaku is situated 170 metres northeast of Billiken shrine.
Shinsekai
Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0.
Shinsekai is a neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. Shinsekai is situated 120 metres northeast of Billiken shrine.
Tennoji Zoo
Zoo
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Tennōji Zoo is a 11-hectare zoo located at Tennōji Park in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, opened on January 1, 1915. It is the third zoo to be built in Japan and is located southwest of the Shitennō-ji temple, the first Buddhist temple in Japan. Tennoji Zoo is situated 250 metres east of Billiken shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamagasaki and Den Den Town.
Kamagasaki
Locality
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Kamagasaki is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan, which has the largest day laborer concentration in Japan: 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius in this area, part of which has been in slum-like conditions.
Tennoji
Photo: Kanchi1979, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tennōji is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is named after the Shitennō-ji, the temple of the Four Heavenly Kings, which is located in the ward.
Billiken shrine
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.65115° or 34° 39′ 4″ northLongitude
135.50552° or 135° 30′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMG24+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6504264856OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“Billiken shrine” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ビリケン神社”
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Highlights include チャンピオン and AMUSEMENT SPACE.
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