Tenma area

icon-locationOsaka - Japan
Tenma is a neighborhood for visitors who want to see the local Japanese atmosphere and lifestyle more clearly than the touristy Kita area

Tenma is a neighborhood in the eastern part of the Kita district of Osaka. This area is best known for being the home of Osaka Tenmangu Shrine, from which the neighborhood gets its name, and Tenjinbashi-suji shopping street. This area is also famous for its bustling nightlife. Tenjinbashi-suji shopping street is said to be the longest in Japan. The covered road stretches for more than two kilometers, starting at Tenjimbashi-suji Rokuchome subway station and leading south until near Tenjinbashi Bridge. The shopping street has a neighborhood atmosphere and is where many locals shop for a wide variety of goods such as groceries, clothes, shoes, books, medicine, snacks and sundries. The relatively low prices of fashion products offset the average quality. There are also many eateries and cafes.

Popular attractions in the Tenma area include:

Osaka Tenmangu Shrine , founded in the 10th century, is one of the most important of the hundreds across Japan dedicated to the Shinto god of scholarship, Sugawara Michizane. Osaka Tenmangu Shrine has been destroyed by fire several times in its history, and its current main hall (honden) and main gate date back to 1845. Osaka Tenmangu is famous for its Tenjin Matsuri, held every year on this day. July 24 and 25 and ranks as one of Japan's top three festivals alongside Kyoto's Gion Matsuri and Tokyo's Kanda Matsuri. During the festival, the deity of the temple is paraded in a palanquin through the city and rivers accompanied by fireworks.

The Osaka Museum of Housing and Life , located along the shopping street, offers a glimpse of the streets of Osaka during the Edo Period (1603-1867) through recreated houses that visitors can come in. An English audio guide describes past housing conditions, and visitors can rent a kimono for a small fee and wear a kimono for a photo or just stroll along the streets.

Experience Tenma at night In the evening, Tenma becomes attractive in the image of a maze of narrow alleys with vivid shimmering colors. Diners can have a variety of options to experience bars, stylish boutiques and restaurants ranging from budget to luxury with a variety of dishes from Japanese to Western. .