Shinto shrine
Ikasuri Jinja
坐摩神社（いかすりじんじゃ）
Chūō, Osaka
A shrine in the middle of the city at Honmachi, Osaka, enshrining Ikasuri no Ōkami, the collective name for five kami including Ikui no Kami and Sakui no Kami. It has been revered as a kami who protects homes and travel, and as a kami of safe childbirth.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: Ikasuri no Ōkami (the collective name for five kami: Ikui no Kami, Sakui no Kami, Tsunagai no Kami, Asuha no Kami and Hahiki no Kami)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it is said to have begun when Empress Jingū, on returning from Silla, worshipped at Taminoshima (later Watanabe) on the south bank of the Yodo River. In the Engishiki it was the only major shrine (taisha) in Nishinari District; ordered to move when Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle, it moved to its present site in the Kan'ei era.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
There is a gyōgū (otabisho) at Kokumachi, Chūō Ward, Osaka, regarded as the former shrine site; it is a separate location from the main shrine at Kyūtarōmachi.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 坐摩神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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