kyoto ebisu shrine
125 Komatsucho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
In Kyoto there is a shrine where visitors throw offerings upward to get them into the offertory box.
That shrine, located in Gion, is the ebisu shrine (Ebisu Shrine), and for some reason an offertory box is installed above the torii gate...
The Toka Ebisu festival at Kyoto Ebisu Shrine is held over five days each year from January 8 (Thursday) to January 12 (Monday). It is believed to bring blessings for prosperous business and traffic safety, and the shrine is affectionately known locally as “Kyo no Ebessan.”
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