 Location
: 1-1-77, Minami-Kagaya
Access : Near subway Yotsubashi Line Suminoe Koen Station
Established in May 1940 and dedicated to Emperor Nintoku and all soldiers
from Osaka who died in battle from the Meiji era onward. The surviving
families of the fallen soldiers had wished for such a monument since 1900;
the fact that their wish came true during the Sino-Japanese War meant
that a total of 360,000 people volunteered their labor to help build the
shrine. Some volunteers formed a cherry tree donation committee, finally
donating approximately one thousand cherry and paulownia trees, covering
about 20,000 m2 of the holy site and giving it a peaceful, serene atmosphere.
The shrine boasts festivals in spring and autumn, and the grounds are
decorated with three thousand lanterns for the three days of the annual
Bon Festival, in a symbol of bringing peace to the souls of the departed. |
Osaka Gogoku Shrine
Osaka
City