Tamatsukuriinarijinja Shrine

Said to have been founded in 12 BCE, during the 18th year of Emperor Suinin's reign. This area was once called 'Tamatsukurioka,' home to the Tamatsukuribe people who crafted curved beads (magatama), giving rise to today's place name 'Tamatsukuri.' Known during the Toyotomi and Tokugawa eras as guardian deity of Osaka Castle, it's said Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hideyori, and Lady Yodo held tea gatherings here under Sen no Rikyu's tea ceremony. The Hokoku Shrine here burned down entirely through the 1576 uprising, the later fall of Osaka Castle, and WWII air raids, and today's shrine buildings were rebuilt after the war. The grounds hold a torii gate donated by Hideyori and a monument honoring Sen no Rikyu, plus the Naniwa Tamatsukuri Archive, displaying precious ancient bead artifacts, the bead-making process, and ancient pottery.