murmurFujinami Ebisu Festival (Fujinami Shrine)
Aridagawa Town · Fujinami Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Wakayama Prefecture Tourism Federation · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jan 9–11, 2026 （Ended） 10:00-21:00 (until 18:00 on January 11)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early January
- How the date is set
- Every year, January 9 – January 11 Jan 9 eve festival, Jan 10 main day, Jan 11 'leftover luck' day
- Venue
- Fujinami Shrine
- City
- Aridagawa Town, Wakayama
About
From January 9 to 11, Fujinami Shrine in Aridagawa fills with worshippers for Ebessan, its festival of the god Ebisu. The first day is called Yoi-ebisu, the second Hon-ebisu and the last Nokori-fuku, and throughout, the shrine hands out lucky charms such as bamboo branches and rakes, blessed for thriving business, a safe household and good fortune. Every charm comes with a raffle ticket, and no ticket loses. Food trucks and stalls set up in the grounds. The shrine itself was formed around 1907 when 34 local shrines were combined, and it now houses about 50 deities, Ebisu and Daikoku among them, alongside Sugawara no Michizane and a water god as its principal deities.
Sources
- OfficialWakayama Prefecture Tourism Federation www.wakayama-kanko.or.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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