Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine
Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the Shinto kami Inari. Its construction can be traced to 12 BCE, and Inari was enshrined there by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 1580s to protect Osaka Castle.Photo: Nnh, Public domain.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Tamatsukuri Inari-jinja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Osaka castle and Morinomiya Station.
Osaka castle
Photo: Mc681, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Osaka Castle area is in Osaka city. This area consisting of many buildings surrounded by water is home to Osaka-castle, Osaka-jo Hall, classical music halls, theaters where you can enjoy the performing arts, hotels, shopping and sports facilities.
Morinomiya Station
Railway station
Morinomiya Station is a railway and subway station in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Morinomiya Station is situated 460 metres northeast of Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine.
Tamatsukuri
Railway station
Photo: PekePON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tamatsukuri Station is a railway station and metro station complex in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is on the Osaka Loop Line of West Japan Railway Company and the Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line of Osaka Metro. Tamatsukuri is situated 570 metres southeast of Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minami and Higashinari-ku.
Minami
Photo: joopdorresteijn, CC BY 2.0.
Minami is the largest commercial area in Osaka, Japan. All manner of shops and entertainment can be found in the Minami Area, which stretches from Semba to the area surrounding Namba station.
Higashinari-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Higashinari-ku is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. As of September 2010, it had a total population of 79,435. The ward is located east of Osaka City, and is bordered clockwise north by: Jōtō-ku ward, the core city of Higashiōsaka, and the wards of Ikuno-ku, Tennōji-ku, and Chūō-ku.
Joto-ku
Suburb
Photo: 聖石大戦ぶぅぶぅ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jōtō-ku is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. "Jōtō" literally means "east of the castle", referring to Osaka Castle. It was separated from Higashinari and Asahi in 1943, and eastern Jōtō became Tsurumi in 1974.
Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine
- Categories: Inari shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.67781° or 34° 40′ 40″ northLongitude
135.53011° or 135° 31′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QMGHJ+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 341949747OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q3514709
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “玉造稻荷神社”
- French: “Tamatsukuri Inari-jinja”
- Japanese: “玉造稲荷神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 聖徳太子 偲び石 and 難波・玉造資料館.
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