Tenjin Matsuri

The festival has been celebrated for over 1000 years. It is said to have originated with a sacred halberd which was found floating in the water not far from Osaka Temmangu Shrine, where the 10th century scholar and warrior Sugawara no Michizane is enshrined.

When the halberd landed, a feast was organized and a Shinto purification ceremony was held.

Led by a portable shrine housing the enshrined Sugawara no Michizane, the procession including other portable shrines, horses, and wagons pulled by oxen head down toward Mido- Suji Avenue.
At Tenjinbashi Bridge the participants board some 100 boats. After dark, the boats with countless torches and lanterns proceed from the Hokonagashi Bridge on the Dojimagawa River to Enokoshima, creating a spectacular pageant that passes in front of spectators and reflects beautifully on the water.

The festival ends in the evening with a grand display of over 1000 magnificent fireworks. It is a festival of fire and water.
A variety of events are organized as part of the festival, ranging from a ceremony of floating sacred halberds to a boat display, to an exciting and animated dragon dance.

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Contact Information

Tenjin Matsuri
2-1-8, Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku
530-0041 Osaka

Tel. +81663530025

http://www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/en/enjoy_osaka/festivals/