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Tooka Ebisu Shrine
十日恵比須神社
とおかえびすじんじゃ
Fukuoka · Hakata Ward, Fukuoka
A shrine enshrining Ebisu and Daikoku, where the Tooka Ebisu New Year Grand Festival (Jan 8-11), known as a festival for business prosperity, is held.
- Enshrined Deities
- Kotoshironushi-no-Mikoto (Ebisu) and Okuninushi-no-Mikoto (Daikoku)
- Founded
- 1591. Said to have begun when Takeuchi Heijuro enshrined two Ebisu statues that washed ashore at Kashiihama.
- Address
- 7-1 Higashikoen, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
History
It is said to have begun in 1591, when Takeuchi Heijuro enshrined two Ebisu statues that had washed ashore at Kashiihama. The Tooka Ebisu New Year Grand Festival, held each year from January 8 to 11, is known as a festival for business prosperity and features a lottery and the geisha "kachi-mairi" procession.
Highlights
- The Tooka Ebisu New Year Grand Festival is known as a festival for business prosperity
- Lottery drawing
- Geisha "kachi-mairi" procession on foot
Annual Festivals
- Jan 8–11
- Tooka Ebisu New Year Grand Festival (Jan 8 first Ebisu, Jan 9 eve, Jan 10 main day, Jan 11 final day)
Access
Nearest stations are Chiyo Kencho-guchi Station (Hakozaki Line) and JR Yoshizuka Station (Kagoshima Main Line).