Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Shichifukujin Meguri / Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimages

This page is for various Shichifukujin Meguri / Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimages in the greater Tokyo area.

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For users of the Organic Maps, Maps.Me and Google Maps apps the locations in the lists below have bookmarks you can import into those apps to make navigation easier.
Instructions and links are on the Viewing Locations in Organic Maps, Maps.Me, Google Maps, or Google Earth page. Locations with the pilgrimage bookmarks also have Tokyo Stroll (TokyoStroll.kmz) or Tokyo Stroll Supplement (TokyoSuppl.kmz) bookmarks. You will need to turn those off to only view the pilgrimage bookmarks.

The Japanese name for the famous Seven Lucky Deities is Shichifukujin. They are usually Daikoku, Bishamon, Ebisu, Jurōjin, Fukurokuju, Benten (Benzaiten), and Hotei. Some lists substitute Kisshōten for Jurōjin or Fukurokuju. Usually this pilgrimage, meguri, is done in the first week or two of the year, some shrines and temple only participate then, some do so year round. If the pilgrim wishes they can for a fee collect a stamped seal, small statue or ema at each shrine or temple. What is provided varies with different pilgrimages. Some pilgrimages have seven places to go to. On some pilgrimages one site may cover for two lucky deities and have six locations on the route. Sometimes you will find pilgrimages with eight or nine locations as it is possible for a lucky god to have more than one location on the route.

The pilgrimage, usually held the first week of January, a few are done year round, are usually done with a special pilgrimage relic for recording the pilgrimage. These can vary with each pilgrimage, many have more than one option, examples include:

There is no specific sequence of shrines or you are required to follow so the route up to you. You can even spread a pilgrimage route over several days and of course take a train or bus to reduce walking. These pages are just quick lists of locations for various pilgrimages with more pilgrimages to be added soon.

Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri / Asakusa Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage (浅草 七福神 めぐり)

Fukagawa Shichifukujin Meguri / Fukagawa Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage (深川 七福神 めぐり)

Itabashi Shichifukujin Meguri / Itabashi Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage (板橋七福神 めぐり)

Mukojima Shichifukujin Meguri / Mukojima Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage (向島 七福神 めぐり)

Ningyōchō Shichifukujin Meguri / Ningyōchō Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage (人形町 七福神 めぐり)

Ōme Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage / Ōme Shichifukujin Meguri (青梅市 七福神 めぐり)

Zōshigaya Seven Lucky Deities Pilgrimage / Zōshigaya Shichifukujin Meguri (雑司が谷七福神 めぐり)