Kitamido (Tsumura Betsuin)
The name of Midosuji, a street that runs north and south through Osaka city, comes from this temple and Minami-Mido.
This is a Jodo Shinshu Honganji temple. In 1591, a temple building was built by followers in Osaka to protect the light of Nembutsu. In 1597, it was moved to its current location, which was then called Tsumura-go, and came to be called Kita-Mido. Along with Minami-Mido (Namba Betsuin), it is beloved by the people of Osaka, but was burned down in the Great Osaka Air Raid of 1945. It was rebuilt in 1964 as a modern main hall, and remains so to this day. The road connecting the north and south halls came to be called Midosuji, after these two halls.
Basic information
- Business hours
- 7:00～16:30
- Holidays
- None
- Price
- Free to visit
- Access
- Osaka Metro Midosuji Line "Hommachi Station" A Stairs Exit 2
- Address
- 4-1-3 Hommachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0053
- Telephone
- 06-6261-6796
- Fax
- 06-6261-6735
- URL
- http://www.kitamido.or.jp/
