 Most viewed - Toka Ebisu at Nishinomiya Shrine 西宮神社 十日えびす |
Barrels of sake displayed for Toka Ebisu inside Hanshin Nishinomiya Station.568 views
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Toka Ebisu banner inside Umeda Station.556 views
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Shrine maidens selling fuku-sasa branches at Nishinomiya Shrine's Toka Ebisu.502 views
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They also had a giant maguro tuna fish on display as an offering to the shrine from a fishing cooperative.483 views
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Coins stuck on giant tune at Nishinomiya Shrine Toka Ebisu.469 views
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By this time, the tuna was dry and solid as a rock. It was impossible to stick on more coins.408 views
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Something unique is this upside down kadomatsu decoration flanking Nishinomiya Shrine's Haiden Hall.391 views
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Video of Toka Ebisu at Nishinomiya Shrine, Hyogo.388 views
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Toka Ebisu ad inside Hanshin Line train.365 views
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Where the tail is cut off.354 views
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About Homusubi Shrine.347 views
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Hanshin Nishinomiya Station.336 views
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Entering the Nishinomiya Shrine's Haiden Hall.335 views
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Selling omikuji fortunes.334 views
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The tradition is to stick on coins on the tuna.325 views
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Exiting Hanshin Nishinomiya Station on Jan 10, 2011.322 views
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Compared to Imamiya Shrine, they weren't so busy selling fuku-zasa branches.321 views
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Ebessan-suji road going to Nishinomiya Jinja Shrine.320 views
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On the left was a separate entrance here to see the giant tuna (maguro).320 views
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Nishinomiya Shrine maiden selling Fuku-zasa tree branches for Toka Ebisu. I was disappointed that the branches were plastic and all the decorations were already on them.316 views
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At Osaka's Imamiya Shrine (another big Ebisu shrine), the tree branches are real and you can choose which decorations to put on it.313 views
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People on the left are heading for the shrine, while people on the right are leaving.313 views
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But we got nearer and nearer so it wasn't so bad and it wasn't taking forever.308 views
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Along the way, there was a place where you could throw away your old Ebisu decorations.307 views
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The tuna is 2.9 meters long weighing 280 kg. About the same as two sumo wrestlers.307 views
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Exiting Nishinomiya Shrine.307 views
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After passing through the Haiden, there's the Honden main worship hall, the shrine's main building.305 views
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Shinmei Shrine305 views
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Nishinomiya Shrine's 300-yen omikuji comes with a cute tai (sea bream).304 views
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The Honden had this narrow but long offertory box. Surprisingly small for a huge occasion as this.299 views
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Way to Hanshin Nishinomiya Station.299 views
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Scene after you exit the Honden.298 views
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About the tai sea bream.297 views
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The shrine also had numerous stalls selling Ebisu decorations.297 views
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Entering Nishinomiya Shrine at the Omote Daimon Gate, usually called Akamon Gate. 西宮神社表大門 通称赤門295 views
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Here's the cheap 100-yen omikuji line, much longer than the one for the 300-yen omikuji.293 views
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Proceed further to see more vendors.292 views
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About the upside down kadomatsu.290 views
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Fuku-zasa tree branches for prosperity and good fortune sold here.290 views
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Haiden hall up ahead. Behind it is the Honden main hall.288 views
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People on the left are leaving the shrine, while people on the right are heading for the shrine. About a million people visit Nishinomiya Shrine during Jan. 9-11.285 views
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They also waved sacred staffs over our heads as we entered the Haiden.284 views
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Ebisu decorations283 views
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Leaving the shrine was on a narrow, long path.283 views
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It's a stop-and-go process.282 views
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Fruits and vegetable offerings from the local produce cooperative.282 views
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Very narrow path back to the station.282 views
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Fuku-zasa branches cost 1000 or 3000 yen.281 views
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Nishinomiya Shrine's Haiden Hall. It took about 30 min. to get here from Akamon Gate.278 views
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Way home278 views
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House of Horros amusement even.278 views
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Wash basin to purify yourself. Few people stopped here.277 views
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They stuffed coins in every crack and crevice of the fish. I wonder who's gonna eat the fish afterward.277 views
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Sacred dancer.277 views
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Omikuji274 views
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Offering of octopus (tako).272 views
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Hyakudayu Shrine272 views
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Tai sea bream pair.271 views
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Exiting the Honden.270 views
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Tai sea bream display case.269 views
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About Hyakudayu Shrine.269 views
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Nishinomiya Shrine worships a god named Hiruko (蛭子), also known as Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune. Ebisu is regarded as the god of fishermen and good fortune depicted as a rotund, bald man holding a tai sea bream.268 views
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Ema tablets.267 views
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Homusubi Shrine266 views
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Pay a fee to enter this little hall to be blessed with a sacred dance.265 views
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Smaller shrines in Nishinomiya Shrine.263 views
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Ema tablets at Nishinomiya Shrine.253 views
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