Seya Hachifukujin

Last update date 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 religion of the Seven Lucky Gods, and in the late Edo period, people began to visit the Seven Lucky Gods in search of good luck.
In Seya Ward, since the New Year 1984, Bodhidharma was added to the Seven Lucky Gods to each temple, making it a rare "Seya Hachifukujin" in Japan.

Illustration of Seyamaru Hachifukujin

Introduction of Hachifukujin

Seya Hachifukujin
Bodhidharma (Seventh rounds)	Daikoku Sonten (Protection of Shintoism, Treasure, and Kitchen)	Ebisu God (God of safety in the house and business prosperity)	Bishamonten (God of wealth, fortune, and disaster relief)


Chotenji Temple Aizawa 4-chome 4-1 7-minute walk from Seya Station	Myoukoji 8-3, Kamiseyacho Bus Stop / 2-minute walk "Takemuracho" (From Seya Station, Kananaka Bus Tsuruma Station, Yahata Shrine, for Mark Springs)	Zenaki-ji Temple 1-14, Takemuracho Bus Stop / 5-minute walk "Takemuracho" (From Seya Station 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 (The god of wisdom, fortune, and arts technology)	Hotei-son (Good luck, saint of safe delivery)	Fukurokuju (Human desire, god of fortune)	The old man (God of wisdom, god of longevity)


Hozouji Seya 5-chome 36-14 10-minute walk from Seya Station	Saifukuji Temple 3-21-2, Hashido A 3-minute walk from the bus stop "Hashido 2-chome" (from Seya Station to Kananaka Bus Kamiiida Garage, Position Terminal)	Mune Kawadera Kitashin 26-13 Bus Stop "So Kawadera-mae" (from Mitsukyo Station to Sotetsu Bus New Town Minamiseya)	All hospitals Seishido 1-29-10, Shimoseya 3-minute walk from Shimoseya Bridge bus stop (from Seya Station to Kananaka Bus Kamiiida Garage, Position Terminal)