Ebisu Shrine
📍 Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki · Hikoshima, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
Ebisu Shrine serves as a spiritual anchor for Shimonoseki's maritime community, where fishermen and merchants alike seek the blessings of Ebisu, the patron deity of fortune and prosperity. The shrine's sacred traditions intertwine with the rhythms of ocean commerce and seafaring endeavor. Through countless seasons of wind and tide, this sanctuary has blessed ventures and harvests, embodying the hopes of those whose livelihoods depend upon the sea.
Benefits
business prosperityfishing abundancemaritime safety