Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri / Asakusa Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage
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Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri / Asakusa Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage (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.
Walking Distance: Approximately 7.8 km.
The shrines and temples below are numbered in a suggested route for easier walking. If you wish you can also do them in revers order, or ignore the suggested order and create your own route. This page is just a quick list of the pilgrimage locations.
1. Sensōji (浅草寺): Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 86
PILGRIMAGE: This temple is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Daikokuten.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway), Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express)
WEB: https://www.senso-ji.jp
2. Asakusa Shrine / Asakusa Jinja [aka Sanja Sama, Shrine of the Three Guardians] (浅草神社): Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88
PILGRIMAGE: This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Ebisu.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)
WEB: https://www.asakusajinja.jp
3. Matsuchiyama Shōden (待乳山聖天): Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 472
ADDENDUM: The hill the temple is on is actually a kofun.
PILGRIMAGE: This temple is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Bishamonten.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tobu Skytree Line)
WEB: http://www.matsuchiyama.jp
4. Imado Shrine / Imado Jinja (今戸神社): Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 470
PILGRIMAGE: This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Fukurokuju.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tobu Skytree Line)
WEB: https://imadojinja1063.crayonsite.net
5. Ishihama Jinja (石浜神社)
For more information on this shrine see the Arakawa page entry for Ishihama Jinja.
PILGRIMAGES: This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Jurōjin.
ACCESS: The entrance is from the south next to a parking lot.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Minami-Senju Station (Hibiya Line, Tsukuba Express, Jōban Line (Rapid)
WEB: https://www.ishihamajinja.jp
6. Hashiba Fudōson (橋場不動院)
For more information on this temple see the Yoshiwara and Sanya page entry for Hashiba Fudōson
PILGRIMAGE: This temple is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Hōtei
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway), Higashi-Mukōjima Station (Tobu Skytree Line)
FESTIVALS: The 28th of every month is the festival day of Fudō-myōō.
WEB: https://www.fudoin.jp/english/
7. Yoshiwara Shrine /Yoshiwara Jinja (吉原神社): Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 464
PILGRIMAGE: This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Benzaiten
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Minowa Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: http://yoshiwarajinja.tokyo-jinjacho.or.jp/syoukai00.html
8. Ōtori Shrine / Ōtori Jinja (鷲神社): Tokyo Stroll, Yoshiwara and Sanya Chapter, page 464
PILGRIMAGE: This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Jurōjin
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATION: Minowa Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
WEB: https://otorisama.or.jp
9. Yasaki Inari Shrine / Yasaki Inari Jinja (矢先稲荷神社)
For more information on this shrine see the
Yasaki Inari Jinja entry on the Asakusa page.
PILGRIMAGE: This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Fukurokujo.
NEAREST TRAIN/SUBWAY STATIONS: Tawaramachi Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express)
FESTIVALS: Reitaisai Annual Grand Fesitval is in mid June.
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