Hakusan Shrine

What it is

• A shrine in Osaka City's Joto-ku.
• Dedicated to the deity Kikuri-hime-no-kami.
• Known as a guardian deity of harmony.
• Renamed Hakusan Shrine in 1872.

What to see

• Main shrine rebuilt by Toyotomi Hideyori in 1603.
• Main shrine rebuilt by Naito Nobumasa in 1617.
• Gokutoku Inari Shrine enshrines Uka-no-mitama-no-okami.
• Shinmei-sha was established in 1721.
• A ginkgo tree designated a natural monument in 1949.

When to go

• Annual festival is held on October 17th.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.