Nishinomiya Shrine

What it is

• Head shrine for 3,500 Ebisu shrines.
• Dedicated to Ebisu Okami, deity of business prosperity.
• Amaterasu Omikami and Okuninushi Okami are also enshrined.
• Susanoo Okami is enshrined in the third hall.

What to see

• Main gate, rebuilt in 1604 by Toyotomi Hideyori.
• Main hall and worship hall, rebuilt in 1961.

When to go

• Toka Ebisu festival is held annually.
• Festival includes the 'Lucky Man Race'.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.