Why You Should Visit
A New Year tradition in Osaka's Minami district, held to the chant "Bring your bamboo branch for prosperity in business." The festival runs three days — Yoi-Ebisu on January 9, Hon-Ebisu on the 10th and Nokori-Fuku on the 11th — as worshippers gather at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine to pray for business success and good fortune. The custom is to receive a lucky bamboo branch at the shrine and have the Fukumusume attendants tie on kitcho, small charms shaped like gold coins and money bales. On the 10th, the Hoekago procession carries geisha and Fukumusume in palanquins through Minami to the shrine. Food stalls fill the grounds and the surrounding lanes, and the crowds keep going late into the night.
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Timetable & Map
Essentials
- location
- Imamiya Ebisu Shrine, Naniwa Ward, Osaka
- period
- January 9, 2027 (Sat) - January 11, 2027 (Mon)
- Time
- Jan 9–11, open around the clock
- cost
- Free to visit (fees apply for prayers, amulets and kitcho charms)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- Just east of Imamiyaebisu Station on the Nankai Koya Line. About an 8-min walk east from Exit 3 of Daikokucho Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line. Traffic restrictions are in place around the shrine during the festival.
- NOTE
Lucky bamboo and kitcho
- Receive a bamboo branch at the shrine and have a Fukumusume tie kitcho charms onto it
- Kitcho are small tokens shaped like gold coins, money bales and folding fans, tied on as wishes for business prosperity
Reception hours (2026 edition)
- Bamboo branches and prayers: 7:00–1:00 next day
- Amulets and goshuin: 9:00–22:00
- Omikuji fortunes: 9:00–23:00
- Fukumusume attendants: 9:00–21:00
Crowds
- The 10th, Hon-Ebisu, draws the largest crowds
- Food stalls line the grounds and the surrounding lanes
*Hours and program details for 2027 are announced by the shrine around November.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Imamiya Ebisu Shrine, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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