Kozu-gu

Kozu-gu, Osaka

Kozu-gu

高津宮· Shrine

About

Kozu-gu began in Jogan 8 (866), when a shrine was built by decree of Emperor Seiwa on land associated with Emperor Nintoku. In Tensho 11 (1583), the reign of Emperor Ogimachi, Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle and the object of worship was moved to the present site. In the Osaka air raids of the Second World War the shrine burned down completely except for a single Edo-period storehouse, and the present buildings were rebuilt after the war. Kozu-gu is known as the setting of the classical rakugo stories Kozu no Tomi, Takakura Gitsune and Sutokuin, and was long a busy centre of the townspeople's culture of Osaka. Rakugo is still performed regularly at the Kozu no Tomi-tei in the precincts by the school of Katsura Bunshi V, and there is a stone monument to Katsura Bunshi.

Translated from the Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City tourist listings (観光施設一覧, CC BY 4.0).

Getting there

Exit 1 · Tanimachi Kyuchome The sign at this exit reads 高津宮 Exit 2 · Tanimachi Kyuchome The sign at this exit reads 高津宮 Tanimachi Kyuchome 251 m away in a straight line, not a walking route Open in Google Maps 大阪市中央区高津1-1-29
As the listing prints it Osaka Metro谷町線「谷町九丁目駅」より徒歩5分

Good to know

Shrine 中央区, Osaka
06-6762-1122 Japanese only, in most cases Official site Opening hours and closing days are there, not here

Area

Karahori Shopping Street 585 m from the centre of the area Nipponbashi 703 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Ikukunitama Shrine Shrine · 376 m away Oe Shrine Shrine · 1268 m away Mitsugu Shrine · 1373 m away Shingonzaka Slope Historic site · 279 m away 應典院 Temple · 401 m away National Bunraku Theatre Theatre and venue · 480 m away

Listed in 大阪府・大阪市 観光施設一覧 (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0). Photo credits are on the terms page.