Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri / Asakusa Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage

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Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri / Asakusa Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage route (浅草七福神めぐり)

The pilgrimage is usually done in the first week of January, this one can also be done at other times of the year. People usually do the pilgrimage with one of three special pilgrimage relics. They are:
A fukue, a print of the shichifukujin which is stamped at each location.
A shikishi, a square white board, each location will add calligraphy and the stamp.
A fukusasa, bamboo branch on which you hang a series of small ema one for each of the shichifukujin.
Some temples only offer the relics only during the new year period, for this pilgrimage that period is:
- January 1-3 from 9 am to 6 pm.
- January 4-7 from 9 am to 5 pm
- January 8 from 9 am to 4 pm
However you can do the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri at any time of year.
NOTE: There are nine locations on this list as there are two for Fukurokuju and two for Jurōjin.

The shrines and temples below are numbered in a suggested route for easier walking. Fell free to visit them in any order. In the Tokyo Stroll maps.me bookmarks all of the sites are marked in green if they are for entries in Tokyo Stroll, or red for entries in this web supplement to the book. This page is just a quick list of the pilgrimage locations.

1 Sensōji (浅草寺)

This temple is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Daikokuten.
More on this temple in the Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 86 .

2 Asakusa Jinja (浅草神社)

This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Ebisu.
More on this shrine in the Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88.

3 Matsuchiyama Shōden (待乳山聖天)

This temple is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Bishamonten.
More on this temple in the Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 472.

4 Imado Jinja (今戸神社)

This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Fukurokuju.
More on this shrine in the Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 470.

5 Ishihama Jinja (石浜神社)

This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Jurōjin.
More on this shrine in the Arakawa page entry for Ishihama Jinja.

6 Hashiba Fudōson (橋場不動院)

This temple is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Hōtei
More on this temple in the Yoshiwara and Sanya page entry for Hashiba Fudōson

7 Yoshiwara Jinja (吉原神社)

This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Benzaiten
More on this shrine in the Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 464

8 Ōtori Jinja (鷲神社)

This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Jurōjin
More on this shrine in the Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 464

9 Yasaki Inari Jinja (矢先稲荷神社)

This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Fukurokujo.
More on this shrine in the Yasaki Inari Jinja entry on the Asakusa page.

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