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Aizen Matsuri, An Osaka Summer Tradition for 1,400 Years!

Osaka is absolutely full of shrines and temples, and many of them hold festivals in July. In fact, there are

On the Uemachi Plateau are hundreds of shrines and temples, many dating back hundreds or even a thousand years, such

Along Midosuji Street, the main vein of Osaka City, are two temples with very similar names, Kita Mido and Minami

As we covered in our post about Kouzu Shrine, emperor Nintoku made Osaka a capital back in 6th century. Osaka

Though Japan has been able to preserve a great number of its ancient traditions, there are still some traditions that

During Golden Week, there is a big festival in Higashi-Osaka that people have loved for centuries, Nozaki Mairi [野崎参り]. Nozaki Mairi

On the border of Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto is Minase Jingu. This relatively small shrine houses the remains of Emperor

Hidden on the outskirts of Osaka Prefecture is the little-known Hirokawa Temple. Many tourists have never heard of this temple,