Namba Shrine

Namba Shrine (Japanese: 難波神社, romanized: Namba Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Bakuro-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its former shrine rank was that of a prefectural shrine. As the soja (combined shrine) of Settsu Province, it was also known as Namba Omiya or Hirano Shrine, as well as Kami-Namba Nintoku Tenno-gu, Kami-Namba Shrine, Namba Jogu and Namba Kamisha. During the Edo period it was also called the Inari Shrine, owing to the Bakuro Inari Shrine within its precincts.