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Commerce god festival in Osaka

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets of downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2026, the main day of the annual Toka Ebisu Festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business prosperity.

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Commerce god festival in Osaka

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets of downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2026, the main day of the annual Toka Ebisu Festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business prosperity.

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Commerce god festival in Osaka

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets of downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2025, the main day of the annual Toka Ebisu Festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business prosperity.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors pack Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025, the opening day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival, where people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for business success.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors pack Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025, the opening day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival, where people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for business success.

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Celebrities, geisha parade at annual 'Ebisu' festival

OSAKA, Japan - A dazzling good luck palanquin parade, featuring kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) and other celebrities as well as geisha female entertainers, march through downtown Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 10, 2015, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

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Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

OSAKA, Japan - "Fuku musume," or good luck girls, clad in kimono and donning golden headwear resembling those of ancient Japanese court nobles hand out lucky charms of bamboo branches to visitors at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2015. The "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event preludes the main "Toka Ebisu" festival held annually through Jan. 11 during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

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Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

OSAKA, Japan - Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, is packed with visitors for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2015, ahead of the main "Toka Ebisu" festival held annually through Jan. 11 during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

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Bankers count money offered at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2012. During the festival that took place Jan. 9-11, some 940,000 people visited the shrine and gave offerings totaling an estimated 45 million yen.

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Bankers count money offered at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2012. During the festival that took place Jan. 9-11, some 940,000 people visited the shrine and gave offerings totaling an estimated 45 million yen.

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Osaka commerce god festival

OSAKA, Japan - ''Lucky girls'' put lucky items on the bamboos of visitors as the Toka Ebisu festival featuring a commerce god begins at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Osaka commerce god festival

OSAKA, Japan - Men carry a woman in a palanquin on a street as the Toka Ebisu festival featuring a commerce god begins in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. During the festival that took place Jan. 9 through 11, some 1 million people visited the shrine, about 70,000 more than last year due to the three-day weekend, and gave offerings totaling around 45 million yen, about the same amount as last year.

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats hold money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. Eleven bankers counted the offerings, estimated to total 45 million yen, that were collected during the three-day event at the shrine held Jan. 9 through 11 which drew about 1 million people.

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. During the festival that took place Jan. 9 through 11, some 1 million people visited the shrine, about 70,000 more than last year due to the three-day weekend, and gave offerings totaling around 45 million yen, about the same amount as last year.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors crowd Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2022, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors crowd Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2022, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

"Fuku musume" (lucky girls) put lucky charms on visitors' bamboo branches at the Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2022, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors crowd Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2022, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business.

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Osaka commerce god festival

OSAKA, Japan - ''Lucky girls'' put lucky items on the bamboos of visitors as the Toka Ebisu festival featuring a commerce god begins at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Osaka commerce god festival

OSAKA, Japan - Men carry a woman in a palanquin on a street as the Toka Ebisu festival featuring a commerce god begins in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Celebrities, geisha parade at annual 'Ebisu' festival

OSAKA, Japan - A dazzling good luck palanquin parade, featuring kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjiro (C) and other celebrities as well as geisha female entertainers, march through downtown Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 10, 2015, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success. (Kyodo)

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Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

OSAKA, Japan - Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, is packed with visitors for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2015, ahead of the main "Toka Ebisu" festival held annually through Jan. 11 during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success. (Kyodo)

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Bankers count money offered at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2012. During the festival that took place Jan. 9-11, some 940,000 people visited the shrine and gave offerings totaling an estimated 45 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Bankers count money offered at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2012. During the festival that took place Jan. 9-11, some 940,000 people visited the shrine and gave offerings totaling an estimated 45 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats hold money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. Eleven bankers counted the offerings, estimated to total 45 million yen, that were collected during the three-day event at the shrine held Jan. 9 through 11 which drew about 1 million people. (Kyodo)

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. During the festival that took place Jan. 9 through 11, some 1 million people visited the shrine, about 70,000 more than last year due to the three-day weekend, and gave offerings totaling around 45 million yen, about the same amount as last year. (Kyodo)

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. During the festival that took place Jan. 9 through 11, some 1 million people visited the shrine, about 70,000 more than last year due to the three-day weekend, and gave offerings totaling around 45 million yen, about the same amount as last year. (Kyodo)

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Business prosperity festival at Japanese shrine

"Fuku musume" or lucky girls put lucky charms on visitor's bamboo branches at Imamiya Ebisu shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2020, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu festival where people pray for business prosperity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Business prosperity festival at Japanese shrine

"Fuku musume" or lucky girls put lucky charms on visitor's bamboo branches at Imamiya Ebisu shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2020, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu festival where people pray for business prosperity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

"Fuku musume" (lucky girls) put lucky charms on visitors' bamboo branches at the Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2018, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

"Fuku musume" (lucky girls) put lucky charms on visitors' bamboo branches at the Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2018, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors crowd Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2019, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka commerce god festival

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets in downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2019, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka commerce god festival

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets in downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2019, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka commerce god festival

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets in downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2019, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka commerce god festival

Colorful palanquins are paraded through the streets in downtown Osaka on Jan. 10, 2019, the main day of the annual "Toka Ebisu" festival, during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Commerce god festival in Osaka

"Fuku musume," or lucky girls, put lucky charms on visitors' bamboo branches at the Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2018, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival where people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for their success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Commerce god festival in Osaka

"Fuku musume," or lucky girls, put lucky charms on visitors' bamboo branches at the Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2018, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival where people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for their success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Commerce god festival in Osaka

"Fuku musume," or lucky girls, put lucky charms on visitors' bamboo branches at the Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2018, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival where people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for their success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Commerce god festival in Osaka

"Fuku musume," or lucky girls, put lucky charms on visitors' bamboo branches at the Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2018, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival where people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for their success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo