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Our guide
Sumiyoshi Taisha is the head shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines, and it gave its name to a style of shrine building, Sumiyoshi-zukuri. It enshrines the three Sumiyoshi gods, together known as Sumiyoshi Ōkami, and Empress Jingū. Locally it is called Sumiyoshi-san or Sumiyossan, and it is famous for the huge crowds that come on New Year's Day for hatsumōde, the year's first shrine visit — worth knowing whether you want to join them or avoid them.
Sumiyoshitoriimae Station on the Hankai Line is about 250 m away in a straight line. Shinsekai & Tsutenkaku is about 4.6 km off.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Sumiyoshi-taisha, keidai-2 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Sumi Bunko — Fraxinus2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Shukuin iisajibori20160618 2 — 大道フェニックス · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shukuin Tongu2 — KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Osaka-zu byobu Sumiyoshi jinjja — Unknown author · Public domain · source · resized
- Hideyori Toyotomi — Unknown author · Public domain · source · resized
What this place is
Sumiyoshi-taisha (住吉大社), also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines. It gives its name to a style of shrine architecture known as Sumiyoshi-zukuri. The shrine is called Sumiyoshi-san or Sumiyossan by the locals, and is famous for the large crowds that come to the shrine on New Year's Day for hatsumōde. Sumiyoshi taisha enshrines the Sumiyoshi sanjin (Sokotsutsu no Ono-mikoto, Nakatsutsu no Ono-mikoto, and Uwatsutsu no Ono-mikoto) (collectively known as the "Sumiyoshi Ōkami") and Okinagatarashi-hime no Mikoto (Empress Jingū).
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-04 · Official visiting information
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Sumiyoshitoriimae (Hankai Line), about 250 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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