Ikukunitama Shrine (生國魂神社, ''Ikukunitama jinja'') is a

Shinto Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintoist ...

shrine located in

Tennōji-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is named after the ''Shitennō-ji'' (Temple of the Four Heavenly Kings), which is located in the ward. General information Tennōji Station is the city's main southeastern rail terminal with Osaka Munici ...

Prefecture, Japan. Its main festival is held annually on September 9. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣大社, ''kanpei taisha'') in the

Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines The was an organizational aspect of the establishment of Japanese State Shinto. This system classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines. The official shrines were divided into #Imperial shrines (''kampeisha ...

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Official websiteOsaka's Ikukunitama Shrine set to revive ritual for first time in 70 years
Shinto shrines in Osaka Beppyo shrines Kanpei-taisha {{Shinto-stub