The Toka Ebisu Festival from January 9-11 is the main event with over one million visitors. Expect large crowds during this period. Weekdays outside festival dates offer quieter visits. The shrine is open year-round.
Buy fukusasa bamboo branches with lucky charms and business amulets. Pray at the main hall using standard Shinto practice: bow twice, clap twice, pray, bow once. Make a small monetary offering.
Yes. Most signage is in Japanese but worship practices are observable. Photography is permitted. No prior knowledge required.
No. Admission is free. Visitors make voluntary monetary offerings when praying and pay for charms, amulets, or fukusasa bamboo branches if purchasing them.
The shrine grounds contain multiple smaller subsidiary shrines dedicated to different deities. For other major shrines, visitors can travel to Sumiyoshi Taisha or explore central Osaka's shrine district, though these require separate transportation.
