Ikukunitama Shrine
Tennoji, Osaka
- Daily
- 9:00 to 17:00
Hours vary by season. Open all year per the tourism bureau. No admission fee is listed.
Source: osaka-info.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.
An old Osaka shrine that started at Ishiyamazaki, the site where Osaka Castle later stood. It burned in 1580 and moved here in 1583 when Toyotomi Hideyoshi built the castle.
Insider tip
It's about 3 minutes on foot from Tanimachi 9-chome station. The tourism bureau lists 9:00 to 17:00, varying by season, and no closing day. The shrine's summer festival (Ikukunitama-sai) comes with traffic restrictions announced each year.
What's on at Ikukunitama Shrine
Upcoming events at Ikukunitama Shrine and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.
Ikutama Summer Festival
生國魂神社 生玉夏祭
Station Tanimachi 9-chome (Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line), 3 min walk
The shrine's summer festival on 11 and 12 July.
Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0 Exhibition: Yoshida Minosuke III
展示「三代吉田簑助」
Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Nipponbashi (Osaka Metro and Kintetsu), exit 7, 1 min walk
Free exhibition in the theatre's materials room on the puppeteer Yoshida Minosuke III, with his personal items, stage photos and video. You do not need a performance ticket.
sodai gomi, CC BY 2.0 Bunraku Explainer: Oshiete Gigeiin-san (30 minutes)
30分でわかる文楽解説「教えて!!技芸員さん」
Time 17:00 to 17:30
Free 30-minute explainer in the theatre rest area for same-day ticket holders of the Kinshu Bunraku run, capacity 70, entry passes handed out an hour before. This session features a chanter and a shamisen player and runs before Part 3.
sodai gomi, CC BY 2.0 Kamigata Engei Tokusen-kai, November
令和8年11月上方演芸特選会 錦秋・華揃い
Time 13:00 to about 16:00, doors about 30 minutes before Station Nippombashi (Sakaisuji, Sennichimae and Kintetsu Namba lines)
Four days of rakugo, naniwa-bushi, magic, manzai and shamisen talk in the theatre's small hall. All seats are ¥2,300 for adults, ¥1,600 for students and ¥1,700 for ages 65 and over.
sodai gomi, CC BY 2.0 Bunraku Explainer: Oshiete Gigeiin-san (puppeteer session)
30分でわかる文楽解説「教えて!!技芸員さん」
Time 13:30 to 14:00
Free 30-minute explainer in the theatre rest area for same-day ticket holders of the Kinshu Bunraku run, capacity 70, entry passes handed out an hour before. This session is a puppeteer talk and runs before Part 2.
sodai gomi, CC BY 2.0 Nearby
Around Tennoji
A 300 m tower, a head temple and small shrines on the old pilgrimage road
Tennoji sits around two very different landmarks. Abeno Harukas is a 300 m tower with an observatory on floors 58 to 60, and Shitenno-ji is the head temple of the Washu sect. Between them are museums, a garden and a handful of small shrines that few visitors reach.
Tennoji has 13 places on the Roam Osaka map: 5 shrines and temples, 3 parks and gardens, 3 museums, 1 viewpoint and 1 bathhouse. Read the Tennoji guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Ikukunitama Shrine?
- 13-9 Ikutama-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka (in Japanese: 大阪市天王寺区生玉町13-9).
- What are the opening hours of Ikukunitama Shrine?
- Daily 9:00 to 17:00. Hours vary by season. Open all year per the tourism bureau. No admission fee is listed.
- How do I get to Ikukunitama Shrine?
- The nearest station is Tanimachi 9-chome (Tanimachi Line). Ikukunitama Shrine is in Tennoji, Osaka.
- How long do you need at Ikukunitama Shrine?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Ikukunitama Shrine?
- Morning.
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