Kozugu

This guide to Kozugu in Osaka follows Kozu no Tomi, a beloved Kamigata rakugo tale set at this shrine's Edo-period lottery: a broke traveler bluffs his way into buying a ticket he can't really afford, boasting to the innkeeper about splitting winnings he never expects to see. You'll also hear the shrine's own founding legend, of an emperor who canceled taxes after noticing no cooking smoke rising over Osaka. It's still a stage where comedians retell the traveler's story two centuries on.