[Osaka Prefecture/Isama Shrine] The guardian deity of Senba in Osaka

Ikasuri Shrine is the Ichinomiya (first shrine) of Settsu Province. It is said that Empress Jingu, upon her return from Silla, enshrined the deity Ikasuri at Taminojima (later the site of Watanabe) on the shore of Oe on the south bank of the Yodo River, according to the teachings of Ikasuri God. It is therefore known as the birthplace of the surname Watanabe. The place where the deity was enshrined was a place where white herons swarmed at the time, so the design of the deity's crest is a white heron. And because the shrine is located in Senba, the center of Osaka City, it is also the guardian of Senba in Osaka. About the name Ikasuri It is written as Ikasuri but pronounced "Ikasuri", but it is said to be a variant of the word Ikasuri, which means to protect land and residences, but there are various theories. The torii gates marking the sacred area are three-torii gates of a rare shape. They can only be found in seven places in the country. ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Izama Shrine ꕥAddress: 4 Watanabe 3, Hisataro-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture ꕥAccess 🚉 About 6 minutes walk from Honmachi Station ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #Izama Shrine #Shrine tour #Shrines and temples #Osaka trip #Osaka sightseeing