It was such a warm Coming of Age Day, so this year I went to Ebessan in the morning (^^)v
Nishinomiya Shrine has a live camera, so you can check how crowded it is in real time!
The live camera is here
Around 10:30, there weren’t many people heading from Hanshin Nishinomiya Station to Ebessan, and there were no street stalls around the station.
With no stalls and traffic restrictions in place, the approach to the shrine felt pretty empty.
We were able to enter smoothly through the Akamon Gate too.
The place to return old talismans and fukusasa lucky bamboo branches wasn’t crowded either,
and this is what the path toward the main shrine looked like 😄
But once we got closer to the main shrine, there were more people ^^;
The line on the left as you face the shrine was relatively open, so we were able to pray right away (*^◯^*)
On the left side, there was the offering of the tuna, and from there you can quickly get to the area selling fukusasa and other lucky items!
People usually stick money onto the tuna because it’s said to help you bring money into your life, but this year you can’t do it!
There were so many offerings on top of the glass case…I wonder who stuck the money on the tuna inside. Maybe it’s there as an example?
There were lots of people around the fukusasa, charms, and omikuji fortunes!
It was a scene at Ebessan that somehow felt nostalgic (^^)v
There was shooting gallery,
and the haunted house was running as usual on the way back A haunted house in the daytime doesn’t seem all that scary
On the way back, we exited through the gate along Route 43.
Usually visits here are made in the freezing cold, but this year’s Hon-Ebisu visit was truly calm and warm, with a lovely blue sky!
There weren’t any food stalls, but the turnout brought back memories of the lively Ebessan from before (*^◯^*)
By the way, here’s what the approach looked like around 4 p.m. ↓
Captured from the Nishinomiya Shrine grounds live camera
There were quite a lot more people than in the morning!
May everyone’s wishes come true (*^◯^*)
That was the scene at Hon-Ebisu 2022.
