The omamori here are really expensive!
Izumo Taisha | Review by Tim 天
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Shitennoji Temple
Prince Shotoku, the father of Japan’s Buddhism, had this first Japanese Buddhism temple built in 593. In the 8th century, the respect for him has changed into a religion, which is still active to this day. Since the temple was built by Prince Shotoku, it was reestablished as Washu (Japanese religion) in 1949.
This is a famous temple in Osaka. The five-story pagoda is definitely worth paying to visit. If you have the Osaka Amazing Pass, you can enter for free. It's really worth checking out.
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Osaka Castle Park
Nationally designated special historical site, Osaka Castle Ruin, and the surrounding area were renovated into an urban park. 13 buildings of important cultural properties including Osaka Castle Main Tower, watchtowers and gates dot the vast 261-acre premises.
The scale of the castle is still there, but the main tower is much smaller now. These days, it's basically a park for locals.
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Nachi Waterfall
Kumano-Nachi Taisha is the main shrine of over 4000 Kumano Shrines dotting Japan. This waterfall stands within the holy area, The grandest fall in Japan is 133m-tall, 13m-wide at the mouth, where water begins to fall, and the plunge pool is 10m-deep, and pours over 1 ton/second of water through three wedges which merges as one fall, thus called “Three Stream Fall.”
In Shinto, everything is considered to have a spirit. The Hiro Shrine in front of the waterfall is dedicated specifically to the waterfall deity.