Imamiya Ebisu Shrine

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine sits in Ebisunishi, one Nankai stop south of Namba. Tradition places the founding in the 600s, when Shotoku Taishi set a guardian west of Shitennoji. The honden enshrines Amaterasu, Kotoshironushi (Ebisu), Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, and Wakahime. Toka Ebisu on 9-11 January is the Minami new-year crowd. People take fukusasa and watch the Hoe-kago parade. After the front prayer, many walk behind the honden and strike the gong again. Kodomo Ebisu is the evening of 22-23 July. Gates 06:00-17:00. The south side gate stays open until 22:00. Goshuin and phone desk 09:00-17:00. Prayer reception 09:30-16:30. Honden roof rebuild: Reiwa 8 February-December, then Reiwa 9 February into June. Car park is closed through 2026. Address 1-6-10 Ebisunishi. Official site imamiya-ebisu.jp. This is a shrine. Do not type it as a mall or a market. Toka Ebisu is an event.