A story-driven tour of Osaka

Visit three shrines in Higashi-Osaka
Thinking about faith

Learn in Ikeda, the city of beginnings
Something new in you

Golden Harbor,
Walking through the history of Sakai's light and darkness

There are three shrines at the foot of Mount Ikoma. Hiraoka Shrine, where people pray for good luck in the new year through laughter, Hyotanyama Inari Shrine, where people can watch passersby and read the gods' will through "tsujiuranai," and Ishikiri Tsurugiya Shrine, affectionately known as "Ishikiri-san" and the "God of Dembo."
Ishikiri-san doesn't have any festivals related to fortune telling, but for some reason, fortune telling shops line the approach to the shrine. Why did the foot of Mt. Ikoma become a town of faith? Let's take a walk around the town and unravel the mystery.

Ikeda is a city with ties to Momofuku Ando, the inventor of the revolutionary food Cup Noodles, and Ichizo Kobayashi, who built a new town along a railway line and created a modern lifestyle, and where many "firsts" were born.
If you walk around town listening to this story, you might find yourself feeling inspired to start something new.

Sakai is a port town that was once praised for its "golden days." But where are the traces of those days? They may not be visible when you get off at Nankai Sakai Station. That's because the area where Nankai Sakai Station is located is actually reclaimed land. The coastline and port at the time were located further inland. On this journey, we will go in search of the story of Sakai's port town, specifically its golden age known as the golden days. You may also discover the stories of the unsung places hidden behind the glorious prosperity.