Shingonzaka is one of the Tennoji Seven Slopes, a series of historic, stone-paved inclines that cut across the undulating landscape of the Uemachi Plateau. You can distinguish this slope by its distinctive stone steps and the way it climbs…
Tennoji Seven Slopes
This walk climbs the historic slopes of Osaka's Uemachi Plateau, connecting serene temple pathways with the ancient grounds of Shitenno-ji.
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1. Shingonzaka
2. Genshoji
Genshoji sits at the bottom of the slope that bears its name, a stone-paved incline in the Tennoji district that drops fifteen meters over one hundred and twenty meters of ground. This temple is one of many that line the eastern edge of…
3. Kuchinawazaka
Kuchinawazaka is a stone-paved slope located within the Tennoji Seven Slopes of the Uemachi Plateau. You can distinguish this particular passage by its gently winding path that stretches from Taiheiji Temple down to Matsuyamachi-suji. The…
4. Aizenzaka
Aizenzaka is one of the Seven Hills of Tennoji, a series of historic, stone-paved slopes that carve through the Uemachi Plateau in Osaka. It is a steep, short incline measuring about one hundred meters in length. You can recognize it by…
5. Aizendo Shoman-in
Aizendo Shoman-in features a two-story wooden pagoda, a vermilion-lacquered structure with a square base and a round upper story. Known locally as Aizen-san, the temple grounds possess a history reaching back to the year five hundred…
6. Kiyomizuzaka
Kiyomizuzaka is a stone-paved slope in the Tennoji district of Osaka, one of the seven historic paths known collectively as the Tennoji Seven Slopes. This cobblestone walkway is defined by its quiet, elevated approach that climbs the…
7. Tenjinzaka
Tenjinzaka is one of the seven historic slopes of the Tennoji district, identified by a stone-lined drainage channel constructed by the Osaka City Construction Bureau near its summit. This quiet, stone-paved passage marks the boundary…
8. Shitennō-ji
Shitennō-ji is recognized as the first state-established Buddhist temple in Japan, commissioned in five hundred ninety-three by Prince Shōtoku. You can identify the complex by its strict, south-to-north architectural axis, which aligns a…
9. Isshin-ji Temple
Isshin-ji Temple is defined by its striking main gate, a structure of steel, glass, and bold geometric forms that stands in sharp contrast to traditional wooden temple architecture. Founded in eleven eighty-five by the monk Honen, the site…