Minase Jingu, in Hirose, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima District, Osaka, is an ancient shrine bearing the prestigious Jingu title and dedicated to three retired emperors — Go-Toba, Tsuchimikado, and Juntoku. The site was once the location of Retired Emperor Go-Toba's Minase Detached Palace in the early Kamakura period, where elegant poetry gatherings were held. After his exile to Oki Island following the …
The origins of Minase Jingu trace back to the early Kamakura period, when Retired Emperor Go-Toba constructed the Minase Detached Palace (Minase-dono) at this site. He frequently visited and gathered poets such as Fujiwara no Teika and Jakuren, enjoying the elegant pursuits of waka including the com…
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