--- name: "Sumiyoshi Taisha" lat: 34.6130027 lng: 135.4931012 official_url: "https://www.sumiyoshitaisha.net/" fee: "Visiting the shrine is free." last_verified: "2026-10-12" url: "https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000278/" publisher: "Piggyback Japan" method: "Each fact below was read from the official page it links to. The date in the Verified column is the day we last opened that page." reuse: "Free to reuse with the check date kept. A link back is appreciated, not required." --- # Sumiyoshi Taisha The Sorihashi, a steep arched bridge at the western entrance, draws nervous curiosity; two visiting sisters felt both. The other draw is a stone hunt at the Gosho-no-Mae corner. Search the pebbles for three stones marked "five," "big" and "power" and take them home as a charm. Told about the stones, those sisters searched until they found some. A girl ran around the wide grounds as if on a playing field. So the bridge, the hunt and the space keep a visit lively. - Area: Osaka - Type: See - Hours: Opens at 6:00 (April to September) or 6:30 (October to March), and at 6:00 on the 1st and the first Day of the Dragon of each month; the outer gate closes at 4:00 p.m. and New Year and summer festival hours differ. - Last verified: 2026-10-12 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Nursing space | Yes | Nursing rooms: two in the Kagura-den hall used for blessings, plus the women's changing room in the Kisshoden hall; ask staff to use them. | 2026-10-12 (web) | [source](https://osaka-info.jp/special/universal/tourism/%E4%BD%8F%E5%90%89%E5%A4%A7%E7%A4%BE/) | | Diaper changing table | Yes | Diaper changing tables are in the restrooms near the north entrance and in the Kagura-den hall, but not in the south parking lot restrooms. | 2026-10-12 (web) | [source](https://osaka-info.jp/special/universal/tourism/%E4%BD%8F%E5%90%89%E5%A4%A7%E7%A4%BE/) | | Family restroom | Yes | The Osaka tourism bureau lists three accessible restrooms: south parking lot, the north vehicle gate and inside Kagura-den (another source counts them differently). | 2026-10-12 (web) | [source](https://osaka-info.jp/special/universal/tourism/%E4%BD%8F%E5%90%89%E5%A4%A7%E7%A4%BE/) | | Stroller friendly | Yes | A lodging site says much of the grounds is flat and easy with a stroller; the Sorihashi bridge is steep and stepped. | 2026-10-12 (web) | [source](https://kids-stay.com/area/sumiyoshi-taisha/) | | Lost-child support | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Outdoor | The shrine is mostly outdoors; the Kisshoden hall is indoors, used for the Railway Festival. | 2026-09-10 (web) | [source](https://note.com/gorogoro_daisuki/n/n328588663f9e) | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Not checked yet | | | | | English support | English menu & signs | The shrine's FAQ says English, Traditional Chinese and Japanese paper brochures are on hand, and a grounds map can be downloaded; the Osaka tourism bureau says multilingual guidance is on the official website only, so the two sources disagree; whether English-speaking staff are present is not stated. | 2026-10-12 (web) | [source](https://www.sumiyoshitaisha.net/en/faq.html) | | Outside food allowed | No | Eating, drinking and smoking are not allowed in the grounds; no exception for baby food or water is stated. | 2018-05-16 (web) | [source](https://www.sumiyoshitaisha.net/news/detail.php?seq=13) | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | | High chair | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' menu | Not checked yet | | | | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | ## How to cite these facts Free to reuse. Every fact shown with a value above was read from the official page it links to, and re-checked on 2026-10-12; rows marked "Not checked yet" have not been checked. We keep the check date visible so you can tell how old a fact is — please keep it when you quote us. A link back is appreciated but not required. **Ready to paste (Markdown)** ``` Stroller friendly, Nursing space and Diaper changing table at Sumiyoshi Taisha — checked 2026-10-12 — [Piggyback Japan](https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000278/) ``` **Ready to paste (HTML)** ``` Stroller friendly, Nursing space and Diaper changing table at Sumiyoshi Taisha — checked 2026-10-12 — Piggyback Japan ``` Found something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check the official page and update the date.