Hiroshima Ebisu Festival November 18th-20th!

The Three Great Festivals of Hiroshima concludes with Ebessan–a local nickname for our Ebisu Festival–to take place from Wednesday, November 18th, to Friday, November 20th! Ebessan is always held from the 18th to the 20th no matter what day of the week it is, so those on their way home from school and work can join in on the festivities too.

Stay up to date with news from the official Ebisu Shrine Webpage (in Japanese): https://ebisujinja.jp/category/news/

Ebisu Shrine is just east of Hondori on a covered shopping street called Ebisu-dori. From the Hiroden Hatchobori streetcar stop, walk south along Chuo-dori with the LABI building on your left until you come to a covered shopping arcade on your left. It will look like this during the festival.

Visitors wait in line to pray in Ebisu, a deity that blesses businesses and individuals with prosperity. If you’re not willing to wait in line, you can also toss money into a giant wooden tub in hopes that Ebisu will hear your thoughts and prayers.