“Ebisu-sama is holding a fish that isn’t a sea bream”—we received this shocking bit of information, along with a photo, that would make any Nishinomiya resident who loves Ebisu-sama doubt their ears.
And it came not from Nishinomiya, but from someone in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture!
Usually, when you hear “Ebisu-sama,” you picture him holding a sea bream like this, right?
This Ebisu-sama is also enshrined at Isuzu Shrine in Kesennuma City.
Apparently, it was washed away by the tsunami, but was recovered from the seabed in January this year!
This is the Ebisu-sama photo in question! ↑
What kind of fish is Kesennuma’s Ebisu-sama holding, anywayー!!!!?
- サメ21.3%(13票)
- ふぐ9.8%(6票)
- カツオ37.7%(23票)
- メカジキ1.6%(1票)
- グッピー1.6%(1票)
- 鯉9.8%(6票)
- マグロ18%(11票)
The answer↓↓↓
The answer was “bonito”!
Believe it or not, Kesennuma City apparently has the highest bonito catch volume in Japan!
Related article/Bonito landed at Kesennuma Fishing Port in the first sizable catch of the season
By the way, they also say it has the highest shark catch in Japan.
But holding a shark under his arm would be… dangerous, wouldn’t it?
In Closing
This is the view Ebisu-sama is looking at. What a beautiful sea! I want to go see Ebisu-sama!＾＾✨
“May people all across Japan be able to travel freely again soon!” Ebisu-sama, we’re counting on you!!
