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  • Ebisu Shrine

  • "Ebisu" is known as a god of business
  • Address / Shijo-dori, Minamii-hairu, Yamato-oji, Kyoto, Japan
  • Access / City Bus : Shijo Keihan -walk 5 min
Ebisu jinja

Zen Priest “Eisai” built this shrine as the village shrine at the construction of Kennin-ji Temple in 1202. And this is the beginning of this shrine.
"Ebisu" is known as a god of business today.
"The Touka Ebisu festival" is held on January 10.
A lot of merchants and businessman visit this festival.


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