murmurKiryu Ebisu-ko Festival (Kiryu Nishinomiya Shrine)
Kiryu City · Kiryu Nishinomiya Shrine (Miyamoto-cho 2-chome)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kiryu City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid November
- How the date is set
- Every year, November 19 – November 20
- Venue
- Kiryu Nishinomiya Shrine (Miyamoto-cho 2-chome)
- City
- Kiryu City, Gunma
About
Every November 19 and 20, Kiryu Nishinomiya Shrine holds its Ebisu-ko, a familiar sign of autumn in Kiryu. The shrine received its deity in 1901 from Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo, head shrine of Ebisu, and is the only direct branch of it in the Kanto region. Daikoku is worshipped here too, and a steady stream of visitors comes to pray for good business and a safe home. Stalls selling lucky charms such as treasure ornaments and kumade rakes stretch along the way to the shrine, and the approach gets so packed that moving is slow going. The festival runs nonstop from the morning of the first day through the night to the evening of the second, and on the morning of the 20th runners dash for the main hall in the Fukuotoko (lucky man) race.
Sources
- OfficialKiryu City www.city.kiryu.lg.jp
- OfficialKiryu Nishinomiya Shrine kiryu-ebisu.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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