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Tsuyunoten Shrine (Ohatsu Tenjin)
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The Umeda shrine immortalized in Chikamatsu's Sonezaki Shinju — beloved today as a shrine for love and marriage
Founded
700
Type
Shrine
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7 min walk from Umeda Station, or 15 min from Shin-Osaka Station via subway
2-5-4 Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka
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Shrine
Founded 700
1326 years
Enshrined Deity
少彦名大神、菅原道真公
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Overview
A Tenmangu shrine in the heart of Umeda, Osaka, popularly known as 'Ohatsu Tenjin.' It is famous as the setting of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's bunraku play 'Sonezaki Shinju' and is today a beloved shrine for couples seeking blessings in love.
Origins
大宝元年（701年）頃の創建と伝わる古社。元禄16年（1703年）の曽根崎心中の舞台として知られ、縁結びの神として現代も多くの参拝者を集める。
Divine Benefits
Academic Success
Performing Arts
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "少彦名大神、菅原道真公"

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Sugawara no Michizane
God of Learning & Minister of the Right
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Enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as its principal deity. Exiled to Dazaifu on false charges and deified as Tenjin, he is revered as the god of scholarship.
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