Main Courtyard Area of the Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine, "Lovers Shrine", Osaka, Japan.

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Ohatsu Tenjin is a small Shinto shrine in the centre of Osaka and the the site of a tragic romantic legend, where couples can wish for lasting love. The offficial name is “Tsuyu no Tenjinj". Based on a actual double suicide that occurred within the the boundaries of the shrine in 1703, Chikamastu Monzaemon wrote a puppet show called “Sonezaki Shinju (Double Suicide). In tribute to the heroine “Ohatsu” the shrine became widely known as the “Ohatsu Tenjin”.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Ohatsutenjin Urasando, 2 Chome-10 Sonezaki, Kita, Osaka, Japan
Photo credit: © GLC Pix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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