The Seven Lucky Gods Tour is held in various places in the New Year.
In Sumida Ward, Tokyo, many worshipers visit the Sumida River Shichifukujin Meguri, where the enshrined Seven Lucky Gods are collected and placed on a treasure ship to pray for good health and happiness for the year ahead.
The Sumida River Shichifukujin Meguri is said to have started at the end of the Edo period, and visitors can visit temples and shrines along the Sumida River in Sumida Ward, where they can receive miniature statues of the enshrined Seven Lucky Gods and goshuin stamps. increase.
Of these, Shirahige Shrine, which enshrines Jurojin, has been visited by many families since the morning of the 3rd. did.
It is said that if you put the seven gods of good fortune collected on a 20-centimeter-long ceramic treasure ship, good fortune will come, and they are popular as lucky charms.
A man from Kita Ward who visited with his family said, "I've been coming here since before I got married, and now I'm coming with my children and grandchildren. I'm enjoying going around, hoping that my family will be healthy and safe for the year. I was talking.
A man in his 30s living in Sumida Ward said, "I was a little confused last year, so I want to spend a refreshing year this year."
Tatsu Imai, chief priest of Shirahige Shrine, said, "Since the event started as a New Year's entertainment, I hope that you will focus on having fun while praying for good fortune and warding off plagues, and with a cheerful heart." .
This event runs until the 7th of this month.