Horikawa Ebisu Shrine

The shrine is said to have been founded in the middle of the 6th century. It enshrines Hiruko no Okami and is known as the Ebessan of Kita, alongside Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Minami. It is said to have begun when Tomi no Muraji Yoshio, following an oracle of Hiruko no Okami, picked up a jewel on the reed shore of Naniwa Horie and enshrined it at Naniwa Tomishima in place of the deity's spirit; in the Bunna era (1352-55) the shrine was moved and rebuilt on this site. Since then it has been worshipped under the names Hiruko-sha, Ebisu-sha and Horikawa Ebisu-sha. On the days of Toka Ebisu the crowd of worshippers is too large for the precincts to hold, and the brisk cry of Shobai hanjo de sasa motte koi! rings through grounds that are normally quiet. The auxiliary Enoki Shrine, generally called the Danjiri Inari, or Danjiri Kichibei Inari, draws a great many people, who dedicate small model danjiri floats and votive tablets when their wishes come true.

Translated from the Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City tourist listings (観光施設一覧, CC BY 4.0).