Seya Hachifukujin

Last Updated April 10, 2020

What is Seya Hachifukujin?

There are various theories about the origin of the Seven Lucky Gods, but it is said that Ieyasu Tokugawa adopted the Seven Lucky Gods religion, and at the end of the Edo period, people began to visit the Seven Lucky Gods in search of good luck.
In Seya Ward, since the New Year of 1984, Bodhidharma was added to the Seven Lucky Gods and the Fukujin was celebrated at each temple, making it a rare "Seya Hachifukujin" in Japan.

Illustration of Seyamaru Hachifukujin

Introduction of Hachifukujin

Seya Hachifukujin
Bodhidharma (Seven Roots)	Daikoku Sonten (Kintoku, treasure, guardian of kitchen)	Ebisu God (The god of family security and prosperity of business)	Bishamonten (God of wealth, wealth, fortune, and disaster erasure)


Chotenji Temple 4-1 Aizawa 4-chome 7-minute walk from Seya Station	Myoukoji 8-3, Kamiseyacho Bus Stop / 2 minutes walk from Takemuracho (from Seya Station to Kananaka Bus Tsuruma Station, Yahata Shrine, bound for Mark Springs)	Zen Akira Temple 1-14, Takemuracho Bus Stop / 5 minutes walk from Takemuracho (from Seya Station to Kananaka Bus Tsuruma Station, Yahata Shrine, bound for Mark Springs)	Tokuzenji Temple 3-36-6, Hongo 10-minute walk from Seya Station

Seya Hachifukujin
Benzaiten (God of wisdom, fortune, and artwork)	Hoteison (Good luck, saint of safe delivery)	Fukurokuju (God of man's desire, fortune)	The old man (God of wisdom, longevity)


Hozouji 5-chome 36-14 Seya 10-minute walk from Seya Station	Saifukuji Temple 3-21-2, Hashido 3-minute walk from the bus stop "Hashido 2-chome" (from Seya Station to Kananaka Bus Kamiiida Garage, Stand Terminal)	Mune Kawadera Kitashin 26-13 Bus stop "Sou Kawadera-mae" (from Mitsukyo Station to Sotetsu Bus New Town Minamiseya)	All hospital visits Seishido 1-29-10, Shimoseya 3-minute walk from Shimoseyabashi bus stop (from Seya Station to Kananaka Bus Kamiiida Garage, standing terminal)