Ebisu Shrine on Echizen Beach, under the blue sky (Photo: Takako Sakamoto)

Ebisu Shrine on Echizen Beach

God of safe sailing and successful fishing

Takako Sakamoto   - 2 min read

When we visited Echizen Beach in mid October, we stopped our car at a picturesque port with some beautiful rocks on the beach. On the jagged rocks, there was a very small shrine. Later, I learned that it's called 'Echizen Ebisu Shrine', which was founded in 1708 as a guardian god to watch over the safe sailing of boats that sail from Umeura Port located next to the shrine. Also, the shrine is a place to pray for successful fishing and business in general. Despite its small size, it's been here for a long time ensuring the well-being of the local people, and loved by them in return.

Echizen Beach Series 1. Echizen Beach in Early Autumn 2. Ebisu Shrine on Echizen Beach 3. Kannon Shrine in a Seaside Cave 4. Kocho Gate & Guano Rock 5. Daffodil Shrine at Echizen Beach 6. Echizen Cape Observation Deck

Takako Sakamoto

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...