Sukunahikona Shrine

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This shrine is approximately five minutes' walk from Kitahama underground station of Midosuji Line. The resident deity is also known as Shinnosan, a deity which brings healing and good health to those who pray there. The deities worshipped here are Sukunahikona no Mikoto, a Japanese deity of medicine, and Shinnoentei, the deity of Chinese medicine. In the time of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, this place was a gathering place for traders of medicines, which, according to legend, is how the deities came to reside here. Herbs, such as * are planted in the garden, together with roses and peony. There is a rose festival in May, when the flowers are in bloom.

Spot details

Address: Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doshoumachi 2-1-8 Map
Area: Yodoyabashi / Kitahama / Hommachi Area
Phone: 0662316958
Hours: [Gates openHours]9:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available (English/Chinese/Thai pamphlet Available)
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Possible (toilet training required, visit with a hug when crowded)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Interesting shrine

Reviewed : 2018.12.26

The entrance of this shrine is from the main Doshomachi Road. When you walk through a 20 meter pathway, you will end up in a courtyard with a shrine dedicated to the Japanese medicine guardian. The...
道修町の神農（しんのう）さんと呼ばれています

Reviewed : 2022.07.26

ご祭神は、少彦名命、神農炎帝とのことです。創建は1780年ですが、独立した神社になったのは1906年とのことです。道修町の神農（しんのう）さんと呼ばれ、薬の神として健康増進、交易の神として商売繁盛の神徳があるとされているとのことです。堺筋から西に少し入ったところのビルの谷間にあります。不思議な空間です。駐車場はありません。
少彦名神社

Reviewed : 2022.05.13

病気平癒、健康成就のご利益がある少彦名神社さんに行ってきました。薬の町道修町にあるので、近辺には製薬会社など、医薬品関連会社が多くあります。新型コロナが早く治りますようにお祈りしました。