Today we were in Central Osaka (Namba area) to see the Ebisu Festival. Ebisu is the god of business, and people go to the shrine to return last years branches and to get new branches for financial luck over the next year.
This festival definitely wasn’t as big as the New Years gathering at Sumiyoshi Taisha, but it was a good opportunity to see a procession and also enjoy the delicious food stalls again!
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Lanterns at the Temple, Osaka, Japan
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Monk at the Temple, Osaka, Japan
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Inside the Temple, Osaka, Japan
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Receiving new branches, Osaka, Japan
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Ebisu Lantern, Osaka, Japan
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Ebisu objects for sale, Osaka, Japan
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The start of the Ebisu Procession, Osaka, Japan
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Watching the Ebisu Procession, Osaka, Japan
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Kimono and Participants at the Ebisu Procession, Osaka, Japan
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Ebisu Procession, Osaka, Japan
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Decorations at the Ebisu Procession, Osaka, Japan
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Crossing the road at the Ebisu Procession, Osaka, Japan
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Ebisu Procession, Osaka, Japan
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Cart in the Ebisu Procession, Osaka, Japan
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Shintennoji Temple Gate, Osaka, Japan
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Inside Shintennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan
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Shintennoji Temple, Osaka, Japan
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Lights at Namba Park, Osaka, Japan