Namba Yasaka Shrine
Namba, Osaka
Source: nambayasaka.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.
A neighbourhood shrine in Motomachi, just south-west of Namba Station. Its official site lists events such as a rakugo evening alongside the usual shrine news.
Insider tip
No fee and no published opening hours, so treat it as a short stop. The news page on the official site announces events such as the rakugo evenings.
What's on at Namba Yasaka Shrine
Upcoming events at Namba Yasaka Shrine and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.
Tsunahiki Shinji (Tug-of-War Rite)
難波八阪神社 綱引神事
Time 8:00 to about noon Station Namba (Osaka Metro, Nankai), about 6 min walk
Participants pull a rope shaped like an eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent in the year's lucky direction, then it's enshrined at the shrine. It's held on the third Sunday of January and is an Osaka City intangible folk cultural property.
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament, March 2027
大相撲三月場所（大阪）
Fifteen days of grand sumo at Edion Arena Osaka. Advance tickets go on sale 6 Feb 2027.
Katappashi Retro Kissaten Exhibition
片っ端から偏愛レトロ喫茶展
Time 11:00 to 19:00 (last entry 18:30) Station Namba (Nankai, Osaka Metro Midosuji and Sennichimae lines)
A retro coffee shop exhibition at Namba Parks Museum. Showa Day on 30 and 31 Oct has a retro hair salon and vintage shops, and a free-to-watch talk with Kansai cafe owners runs on 31 Oct at 13:30.
Daniel Ramirez, CC BY 2.0 Miiruka Stamp Rally (Greater Namba Festival)
Stamp rally across Namba Square, Namba Parks, OMO7 Osaka, Tsutenkaku Tower and the Nihonbashi Tourist Information Center, with exclusive wallpapers as prizes and 100 winners of a 2,000 yen dining voucher drawn.
nakashi, CC BY-SA 2.0 Takashimaya Happy Halloween 2026
Halloween workshops and visits: clicker keychain decorating on 17 October (880 yen), Halloween lantern making on 18 October (1,320 yen), a baby Triceratops character on the rooftop on 24 and 25 October, and a cardboard mask workshop on 31 October (3,300 yen). Workshops need online reservation.
nakashi, CC BY-SA 2.0 Nearby
Around Namba
Curry, pork buns and a comedy theatre around the big station
Namba is the transport hub of Osaka's Minami side, and most of the area's sights sit within a few minutes of its exits. Hozenji Yokocho, a stone alley about 80 metres long, runs beside a temple with a moss-covered statue that people splash with water. The kitchen-tool street, the comedy theatre and a rooftop garden are all close by.
Namba has 16 places on the Roam Osaka map: 3 restaurants, 2 shrines and temples, 2 shops, 2 bars, 2 cafes, 2 museums, 1 neighbourhood, 1 landmark and 1 park or garden. Read the Namba guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Namba Yasaka Shrine?
- 2-9-19 Motomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka (in Japanese: 大阪市浪速区元町2-9-19).
- How do I get to Namba Yasaka Shrine?
- The nearest station is Daikokucho or Namba. Namba Yasaka Shrine is in Namba, Osaka.
- How much does Namba Yasaka Shrine cost?
- Nothing. Namba Yasaka Shrine is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Namba Yasaka Shrine?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Namba Yasaka Shrine?
- Daytime.
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