namba yasaka-jinja one of osaka’s most distinctive places of worship with gigantic lion head- building

architecture asia asian buddha buddhism buddhist business city culture fullbloom giant god goodluck head historic holy japan japanese jinja kansai kinki kyoto landmark lion lionhead luck namba nambayasakajinja nambayasakashrine nanba old osaka park popular prayer religion religious sacred shinsha shinto shrine statue stone symbol temple tourism tourist traditional travel worship yasaka zen