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Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour

I visited Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods. It is said that faith in Seven Lucky Gods began in the Muromachi period.

The Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour is characterized by the fact that you can visit the shortest time in Japan and that there are no temples at all shrines. The walking distance is about 4 kilometers.

Seven Lucky Gods is a general term for Ebisu, Daikoku, Bishamonten, Hotei, Benzaiten, Kotobukijin, and Fukurokuju.
It is said that worshiping the Seven Lucky Gods removes the seven evils and the seven fortunes come in.    

 

Previously, Ebisu was worshiped by two companies, and there were eight shrines in total. As of 2024, Takarada Ebisu Shrine was deleted from the official website of Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods and purchased pilgrimage colored paper, but this shrine is not included.

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Koami Shrine Fukurokuju and Benzaiten

Koami Shrine Fukurokuju and Benzaiten Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour

In recent years, the shrine (erected in 1929) has been worshiped as a "god of good luck" because all the soldiers who went to the battlefield under the guard of the shrine have returned safely. It is one of the best power spots in Tokyo where many people visit each day. Speaking of Koami Shrine, there are many people who visit for marriage and senrai well.
It is said that if you wash coins in a coin-washing well and put them in your wallet, your luck will increase.

An old shrine with a history that was enshrined 540 years ago (1466 in 1818), with Inari Ogami as the main festival. "Fukurokuju" and "Benzaiten" are enshrined.

shrine hall and Kagura Hall, decorated with heavy sculptures made of Owari cypress, are designated cultural properties in Chuo-ku. The festival in May is crowded at the shrine portable shrine. Also, the Doburoku Festival at the end of November is particularly famous as a strange festival. Fukurokuju is known as the god of longevity of Fukutoku, and Benzaiten is known as the god of prosperity of business and fulfillment of arts.

Chanogi Shrine Nubukuro-son

Tour of the Seven Lucky Gods of Chanogi Shrine

The name is derived from the tea tree that once grown beautifully around the shrine. Shimousa (Chiba Prefecture) The god of Hotei is enshrined as the residence of the Hotta family in Sakura feudal lord. Hotei, who has a gentle smile, is known as the god of Fukutoku harmony and disaster prevention. In addition, since there was no fire in the town as well as in this mansion, protective god against fire outbreaks has gained faith.

Suitengu Benzaiten

Sutengu Benzaiten Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour

The origin of Suitengu began when Arima of the Kyushu Kurume Domain was separated from Kurume in the first year of Bunsei (1818) and worshiped in the mansion. It is a shrine representing the Seven Lucky Gods of Nihonbashi, which is allowed to worship only on the 5th of every month, and has been popular with many people since that time.
The statue is decorated with Benzaiten, which is said to have been made by Unkei. The Benzaiten of Suitengu is called "Hosho Benzaiten", a brave figure with a sword or arrow without a biwa in his hand. This is said to be a form of mercy that corrects and guides the weak heart of a person.

The door of the palace is usually closed, but on the 5th of every month and on the 5th of the Snake, you can see a gentle face, and there is Reisai Festival on the 2nd Snake Day every May. Suitengu is famous as a palace for safe delivery and child-raising, and every month on the day of the dog, it is very crowded and admission may be restricted. In the precincts of Suitengu Shrine, there is a child treasure dog statue of a parent and child dog. The statue of the dog is surrounded by a stone engraved with the letters of Earthly Branches.
It is said that praying while stroking your zodiac sign from the stone of Earthly Branches will benefit from safe delivery, child delivery, and safe growth.

 

Matsushima Shrine Daikokuten

Matsushima Shrine Daikokuten Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour

According to oral tradition, it was presumed to be before the Genko era (1321) of the Kamakura period. In the past, when this area was in the sea, there was Kojima, and the ancestors of the Shibata family moved to Kojima from Shimousa's country, recommended various gods to the house, and the boatman gained the safety of the voyage with the goal of lighting up every night. It is reported.

mansion was released on February 13, 1585. People chanted Matsushima Inari Daimyojin due to the pine trees in Shimauchi. In enshrined deity, Okuninushi and other highly deity gods are 14 pillars, compared with other companies. Before the Great Fire of the Meiryaku era (1657), the surrounding area was very crowded with performing arts and worship by the common people, including puppet craftsmen, kimono merchants, Kabuki actors, and geisha Castle in Yoshi-cho. The worshiped great power god was the god of Shinto, which was formed by the Daikokuten of Esoteric Buddhism and syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism, and was worshiped as the god of destruction and fertility.

At present, the aspect of fertility remains, and it is popular as Daikoku-sama. The Tori-no-ichi Fair in November has been preserved as a tradition of the past.

Kasama Inari Shrine Kotobuki Oigami

Kasama Inari Shrine Kotobuki Oigami Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour

In the late Edo period (1859), feudal lord Kasama and Sadanao Makino served the spirit of Hitachi Kasama Shrine, one of Japan's three major Inari, to Edo Shimoyashiki. Since then, he has been worshiped as a guardian deity of five grains, fisheries, and breeding. Kotobuki Oigami is considered the guardian angel of Fukutoku Longevity, who pioneers the fate of people as the god of longevity, the god of guidance and the god of luck. 

Speaking of Inari Shrine, Inari-san, and there are many expressive foxes on the precincts.

Sugimori Shrine Ebisujin

Sugimori Shrine Ebisujin Nihonbashi Shichifukujin Tour

It was founded about 1,000 years ago. It is ancient shrine with records such as Hidesato Fujiwara's prayer for the defeat of Taira no Masakado and Michio Ota's prayer for rain.

The worshiped Ebisu had a fishing rod in his right hand and a sea bream in his left hand, and at first changed as the god of bountiful catch, and later as the god of business prosperity, as he said, "Ebisu face."

In the Edo period, along with Kanda / Yanagimori Shrine, Shimbashi / Kasumori Shrine, it was worshiped as "Edo Mimori".

The Ebisu Shrine Festival in October is very exciting every year. There is Tomizuka, which commemorates the entertainment of the Edo period, and many worshipers pray for lotteries.

Hoda Shrine Ebisujin

Hoda Shrine Ebisujin Nihonbashi Shichifukujin Tour

It was originally the guardian of Takarada Village, which was located in front of Edo Castle. The stunning "Ebisu God" statue in the center of altar, also known as Unkei, is a must-see.

It is reported that Keicho 11 (1606), Director of Mi Demma, Kanso Magome, received this from Ieyasu Tokugawa.

The annual "Betara City" is popular among Genroku period for "better luck."

Kageyu's daughter is named "Maria", and her husband is Anjin Miura, who served Ieyasu Tokugawa, that is, British William Adams.

 

Suehiro Shrine Vaisravana

Suehiro Shrine Vaisravana Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour

It was named Suehiro Shrine because Suehiro Ogi was found during the restoration of shrine hall in 1675. 

This area is the prostitute town Yoshihara (Yoshiwara), which was built by Jinnemon Shoji and others pioneered the swamps with Yoshi, under the permission of the Shogunate in 1617. Was gathering religion as guardian god.

It is worshiped here by Bishamon. Vaisravana, who has the synonym of Tamonten, is the guardian deity of the world, and also the god of honoring fortune. It is also regarded as one of the Seven Lucky Gods's unique religions, and is revered as a benefit to the game.

At the base of the sacred tree in the precincts is the stone of Juju Suehiro Toku.
It is said that if you put money on this stone and chanting your wish, you will accumulate virtue luck and use it will spread virtue luck.

 Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour
 Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour
 Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour