Adorable kids' drawings at the shrine
As a Fukumusume I got the chance to participate in the Children's Ebisu Festival in the Imamiya-Ebiu shrine this weekend. The "Kodomo Ebisu" is Imamiya Ebisu shrine's summer festival, and it is held annually around the last weekend of July. A lot of children come to visit with their parents to play and have fun, so the shrine is filled with a pleasant atmosphere. It is quite interesting how different the shrine looked compared to the Tōka Ebisu festival in January, one could almost mistakenly think that they were two different places..My role on the first day was helping out by the fishing dam. The kids all got a rod which they used to fish paper fishes (and animals) with, and the kids could get candy if they were lucky and got a fish with the note 当たり on it.
| Kids trying to catch the paper fishes! |
The fishing dam
A somewhat blurry picture of our group of Fuku Musume-girls in action at the festival.
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| The snow slide at the Kodomo Ebisu Matsuri seen from the top! |
Since I was working at the festival it wasn't easy to take a lot of photos though. I had to use my iPhone 3G, which just doesn't take that good pictures.. Here are some photos taken with my normal camera after all the kids had gone home:
Drawings made by kids used to decorate the shrine
The main temple in the shrine.
The fishing dam after all the children have gone home..
The Kodomo Ebisu festival was quite fun to participate in, and it was nice to be back in the shrine too as I've got some good memories from my work there during the Toka Ebisu festival in January. The Imamiya Ebisu shrine sure has some cool festivals^^! Lastly, here is a short video from the festival:
| Place | Imamiya Ebisu Shrine (今宮戎神社) |
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| Map | |
| Festival | The Children's Ebisu Festival (子供戎祭り) held annually during the last weekend of July |
| Access | A couple of minutes walk from the Imamiyaebisu station (今宮戎) or around 5 minutes from Daikokucho (大国町) station |
Recommended Hotels in Osaka
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Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel |
Superhotel Lohas Honmachi |
Khaosan World Namba |
The St. Regis Osaka Hotel |
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About Anette
Anette came to Japan as an exchange student in 2010, met the love of her life and got stuck. From her base in Tokyo she writes about her experiences as a full-time worker in Tokyo and about her travels in Japan and abroad. She's a free-spirited adventurer who enjoys both the great outdoors and her urban lifestyle.
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