Shingonzaka

Tennoji Nanazaka is a series of seven slopes that run from Tanimachi 9-chome to Tennoji from Matsuyamachi-suji ``located at the bottom of Uemachi Plateau'' (Maccha-machi) to the west side of Noboriyamachi-suji ``located above Uemachi Plateau''. It has become a temple town for Osaka Castle. Matsuyamachisuji is a famous street for selling toys, dolls, and sweets. By the way, it seems that the Kamimachi fault is running under Tanimachi-suji. A characteristic of the city of Osaka is that the roads running north and south are called ``suji,'' and the roads in Tohoku are called ``dori.'' This is Osaka Castle🏯, which stands at the northernmost tip of Kamimachi Plateau. If you go south along this Uemachi Plateau, you will end up at Shitennoji Temple, the head temple of the Japanese sect of Tennoji, and Yasui Shrine, the final resting place of Yukimura Sanada, who was active in the Osaka Summer Campaign. With the exception of Osaka, which is now a main road, the narrow cobblestone pavement and stone steps are impassable to cars, and the combination with the walls and stone walls on both sides is beautiful, making it a great spot for sketching and taking photos. From the north: Shingonzaka, Genshojizaka, Kuchinawazaka, Aizenzaka, Kiyomizuzaka, and Tenjinzaka. ), followed by Osaka. Shingonzaka was given its name because the Ikutamajubo temples, including Hosho-ji Temple, which was the shrine temple of Ikokutama Shrine, flourished around the shrine until the Meiji era when the Haibutsu-kishaku movement was established. Access: From Tanimachi 9-chome Station, enter Matsuyamachi-suji and walk south. Seven slopes will appear in order on the left.

It is the northernmost of the seven slopes of Tennoji, and descends to Sennichimae-suji. This means that among the seven slopes, this is the only one that runs north-south. Although it is called a slope, it is actually a road, but in ancient times it was also an important approach connecting Ikkunitama Shrine and Takatsu Shrine. ``Hyoho-ji,'' a Jingu-ji temple built along with a shrine, had a total of nine separate temples, including Nanbo, and was pronounced ``Ikugyokuju-in.'' Seven of them were located along the slope. It is described as ``Ninth view of Shingonzaka'' in Naniwa Hyakkei. The image above the stairs is Ikunitama Shrine.

Tennoji Nanazaka are seven slopes with historical value located on the west side of Uemachi Plateau in the center of Osaka City. The northernmost of these is Shingonzaka. On the south side of the slope is Ikutama Shrine, commonly known as Ikutama-san, and Shingonzaka is one of the approaches to it. There used to be ten temples related to Ikokutama Shrine around the shrine, six of which were located in front of the north gate, and because all six were of the Shingon sect, the name ``Shingonzaka'' was given. That's it. When viewed from the bottom of the slope, the straight cobblestone pavement and the vermilion building of Ikunitama Shrine beyond it are impressive. Perhaps because the road is relatively wide and cars can drive on it, it had a modern and bright atmosphere, although it still had an elegant feel.

Ikkunitama Shrine has ten shrines and monasteries, and since there were six Shingon temples on both sides of the slope that climbs from Takatsu Omote-monji in the north, this slope came to be called Shingon-zaka. All temples were abolished with the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the first year of the Meiji era (1868). In addition, Shingonzaka was divided by Sennichimae Dori, and the north side of the street continued to Takatsunomiya-mae Road, but now it is a narrow tower parking lot next to an apartment building, but the locations are almost the same.

This is the slope that goes south from Sennichimae Street and goes up to the north gate of Ikunitama Shrine. Located in front of the Takatsu entrance of the Hanshin Expressway If you take a limousine bus bound for Itami Airport from Osaka Uehonmachi Station, you will board the Hanshin Expressway from the Takatsu entrance, but Shingonzaka is a little further ahead and cannot be seen from the bus. There are seven named slopes on Kamimachi Plateau. It is called "Nanasaka of Tennoji" from the north Shingonzaka Genshojizaka Kuchinawazaka Aizenzaka Kiyomizuzaka Tenjinzaka Osaka There are many attractions around the slope, and I don't think you can see them all in one day. Moreover, there is Ikunitama Shrine at the northern end, and Shitennoji and Isshinji at the southern end. I think it would be more realistic to visit the area in two parts: the northern half and the southern half.