Oomiya (Higashiyodogawa-ku)

Omiya enshrines the 27th sovereign, Emperor Ankan, as its principal deity. Ankan came to this area often and encouraged it as good grazing land, and the people here kept cattle and presented so, a solid made from milk, something like cheese. They enshrined him in admiration of the virtue he showed in developing the district. Because of this the place name Chichiushimaki, milk-cattle pasture, remained until the Meiji period, and the present Osumi-Higashi and Osumi-Nishi elementary schools were called Chichiushimaki Ordinary Elementary School until they were renamed in 1926. The area also has many traditions of Prince Shotoku, and the wooden image that is the body of the principal deity is said to have been carved by the prince himself. It is told that the prince, who visited often, painted a portrait of himself at the age of 42 and gave it to the villagers in thanks for their hospitality, and it is enshrined here. Because the area is that historic site, it was called Nishinari-gun Tennoji-sho until it was taken into Osaka City in 1925, and the name Toyosato-cho is said to have been taken then from Toyotomimi, another name for the prince. Wrapped in several camphor trees, the grounds hold the main hall and the Nitten, Hachiman, Kusunoki and Toyomitsu shrines, and crowds come for the festivals.

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