The site of “Imazu Hama Ebisu Shrine” in Imazu Kusugawa-cho along Rinko Line has been cleared and is now vacant land.
(Thanks to Kocchi no Inocchi and Kumami @ Nishitsu SP for the tip.)
Aside from the three trees in the foreground, everything including the torii gate, worship hall, and komainu guardian statues had been removed, leaving the site completely cleared.
According to Nishitsu reader Kocchi no Inocchi, it was already in this state around mid-April this year.
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 12-7 Imazu Kusugawa-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Around the Former Site of “Imazu Hama Ebisu Shrine”
Across the street, there is a Daiso and Y!mobile.
If you go this way, you’ll find Tsuruha Drug, Amibiki Park, Lawson, and then on toward LaLaport Koshien.
If you go in the opposite direction, you’ll find Suginoki, Kohnan, and more.
“Imazu Hama Ebisu Shrine” was visited by Shachomi @ Nishitsu during the 2024 New Year YouTube project, “How Many Shrines in Nishinomiya Can We Visit in 6 Hours?”
There was a pigeon ornament at the torii gate,
the komainu were holding large spheres,
and it had the feel of a small, quietly tucked-away shrine in the middle of town. It was such a calming place.
Here’s the video↓
Lastly
I’m sure there are people in the neighborhood who regularly visited the shrine or went there every year for their first shrine visit of the New Year. It was a shrine that Nishitsu had memories of as well, so it’s truly sad to see it gone. Thank you for everything!
※Kocchi no Inocchi and Kumami @ Nishitsu SP, thank you for the information!!
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