Toka Ebisu events in Osaka Prefecture

The Toka Ebisu at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine is a New Year event in Osaka where people entrust their wishes for business prosperity to lucky bamboo branches and lively calls.

About Toka Ebisu events in Osaka Prefecture

This early-year grand festival honoring Ebisu is held at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Naniwa Ward, Osaka.

Worshippers praying for prosperity in business visit from January 9 through the 11th and receive auspicious items made by attaching small lucky charms to bamboo branches.

The lucky bamboo is considered a symbol of the prayers of those wishing for prosperity in business and good fortune.

Source: 今宮戎神社 | 十日戎 | 大阪市浪速区恵美須

Festival highlights

境内に響く「商売繁昌で笹もって来い！」の掛け声が、十日戎を象徴する見どころです。

The Fukumusume give lucky bamboo branches to worshippers, adorned with colorful lucky charms.

During the festival, people come to buy auspicious items such as lucky bamboo and kumade rakes, and stalls line the grounds.

Source: 今宮戎神社十日戎 - 大阪中心 The Heart of Osaka Japan – 大阪市中央区オフィシャルサイト地域情報ポータルサイト

Osaka’s Toka Ebisu: tie your wishes to lucky bamboo and pray for prosperity in business in the new year

What to expect

Worshippers visit Imamiya Ebisu Shrine to pray to Ebisu for prosperity in business and a bountiful harvest in the new year.

You can receive lucky bamboo from the Fukumusume and purchase auspicious items such as kumade rakes.

The three days each have their own name: Yoimiya Ebisu on January 9, Hon-Ebisu on the 10th, and Nokori-Fuku on the 11th.

How to take part

Toka Ebisu is a festival held at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine to pray for prosperity in business, and members of the public visit.

Over the 3 days—Yoimiya on the 9th, Honmiya on the 10th, and Nokori Ebisu on the 11th—the and surrounding area bustle with worshippers seeking lucky bamboo.

There is also a custom of going around to the back of the shrine building after worshipping at the front, striking the drum, and making another wish.

For general worship, visit Imamiya Ebisu Shrine during the festival period.

For those wishing to receive a prayer service, the 2027 information says to apply at a prayer-service registration desk, such as the one beside the main hall entrance.

The hours for registering for prayer services on the day are 7 a.m. to 25:00 on January 9, 9 a.m. to 25:00 on the 10th, and 7 a.m. to 25:00 on the 11th.

Source: 十日戎御祈祷受付時間・注意事項 | 今宮戎神社

Source: 大阪市浪速区：今宮戎（いまみやえびす）神社（浪速区情報>区内の名所・旧跡）

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Location and access

Venue and address

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine (1-6-10 Ebisunishi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture)

Train and bus

Just outside Imamiyaebisu Station on the Nankai Koya Line.

It is a 5-minute walk from Daikokucho Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line or Ebisucho Station on the Sakaisuji Line.

Source: 今宮戎神社｜大阪-大阪市天王寺エリア(天王寺/阿倍野) OSAKA-INFO EXPERIENCE

Address 1-6-10 Ebisunishi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

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Dates and season

The 2027 Toka Ebisu will be held from January 9 through the 11th.

The 9th is Yoimiya, the 10th is Honmiya, and the 11th is Nokori Ebisu.

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine announces temporary suspensions of entry and prayer-service registration during the festival period in connection with the grand festival, the Takarabue procession, and the offering sea bream procession.

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Origins and History of Toka Ebisu events in Osaka Prefecture

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine is said to have been founded in the 600s to enshrine a deity protecting the western side of Shitennoji Temple.

Its enshrined deity, Kotoshironushi-no-Kami, is commonly known as Ebisu.

Toka Ebisu is considered the shrine’s most important religious observance and is held as an early-year grand festival to pray for prosperity in business.

Official information

The official Imamiya Ebisu Shrine website introduces an overview of Toka Ebisu, the distribution of lucky bamboo by the Fukumusume, a guide to the shrine grounds, worship procedures, and access information.