Purification area of the Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine, Osaka, Japan.
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”. Harae or harai is the general term for rituals of purification in Shinto. The purpose is the purification of pollution or sins (tsumi) and uncleanness (kegare). These concepts include bad luck and disease as well as guilt.
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Location: Ohatsutenjin Urasando, 2 Chome-10 Sonezaki, Kita, Osaka, Japan
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