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Nishinomiya

Nishinomiya Shrine

西宮神社

Choose Nishinomiya for Ebisu traditions, prayers for business prosperity and a compact visit between Osaka and Kobe. The Red Gate and long earthen wall are Important Cultural Properties; January's Toka Ebisu is a different, much busier experience.

Important Cultural Property

World Heritage & cultural properties

Important Cultural Property: The Red Gate (omote daimon) and long earthen wall
Designation source · Checked 2026-10-09

Designations apply to the places or buildings listed above. They do not guarantee access to interiors; check visit areas, hours and separate admission before travelling.

Bronze shinme horse at Nishinomiya Shrine; detail photo, not an overview of the main shrine. — Ogiyoshisan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Resized to WebP; layout crop. Adapted BY-SA photos retain CC BY-SA 4.0. · Photographed 2015-01-10

Visit at a glance

Estimated visit time: 20–40 minutes
Ordinary worship, the Red Gate and a short precinct walk; excludes exhibitions, transport and festival queues. A travel-planning estimate, not an official visit duration. Pace, route and crowds affect the time.
Getting there: About 5 minutes on foot from the Ebisu exit of Hanshin Nishinomiya Station, or 10 minutes from JR Sakura Shukugawa Station. JR Nishinomiya is a different station.
Grounds hours: April–August: 05:00–19:00; October–February: 05:00–18:00; March and September: 05:00–18:30. January 10 has a special 06:00 opening; event arrangements take priority.
Office hours: Amulet counter: 09:00–17:00. Formal-prayer reception ends at 16:30. A separate goshuin cutoff was not confirmed.
Admission categories: General-entry charges were not explicitly confirmed in the checked official/public sources. Offerings, amulets, formal prayers and optional exhibitions or gardens are separate.

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What to see

Red Gate (omote daimon)
Long earthen wall (oneribei)
Vermilion shrine buildings and Ebisu traditions

Traditions & prayers

Business prosperity Good fortune

Traditionally associated with these prayers. Associations describe worship traditions, not guaranteed results.

Prayer source

Enshrined kami

Ebisu Okami (Hiruko) · Amaterasu Omikami · Okuninushi no Okami · Susanoo no Okami

A short history

The shrine's exact foundation date is unknown. Its tradition tells of fishermen bringing an image of Ebisu from Osaka Bay. Worship linked with fishing later expanded to market trade and business prosperity.

Before you go

Toka Ebisu is held January 9–11 and attracts large crowds. The January 10 Fukuotoko race is an organised ritual, not an invitation to run through the precinct. The photo shows a sacred-horse statue, not the main sanctuary.

First shrine visit: etiquette & offerings →

Location

1-17 Shakecho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo

34.73569, 135.33461 · Representative point near the main worship area, visually checked against GSI mapping; not a certified entrance or step-free route. · Location source

Sources

Details checked 2026-10-09. Check the official site for changes before visiting.

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