murmurEbisu Taisai (Ebisu-ko) Festival
Hiroshima City · Ebisu Shrine and the Ebisucho and Chuo-dori area, Naka Ward
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hiroshima City · Last checked: Oct 10, 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 18 – November 20
- Venue
- Ebisu Shrine and the Ebisucho and Chuo-dori area, Naka Ward
- City
- Hiroshima City, Hiroshima
About
From November 18 to 20, people hoping for a good year in business crowd into Ebisu Shrine in Ebisucho, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, for its autumn festival. Locals call it Ebisu-ko or Ebessan, and say winter has arrived once it comes around. Together with the Tokasan and Sumiyoshi festivals it is counted among Hiroshima's three great festivals, and it is said to have run for roughly 400 years. Instead of an offering box, a big open-topped barrel sits in front of the shrine. The thing to buy is a komazarae, a bamboo rake hung with gold coins and treasure ships for luck. The surrounding shopping streets hold seimon-barai sales, and food stalls set up along the Chuo-dori sidewalks. The shrine is right next to the south exit of Hiroshima Mitsukoshi.
Sources
- OfficialHiroshima City www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp
- OfficialHiroshima Tourism Association (Dive! Hiroshima) dive-hiroshima.com
- OfficialHiroshima Tourism Association (Dive! Hiroshima) dive-hiroshima.com
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.