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Ebisu is the basis of the name of the clothing brand Evisu. The B.League professional basketball team Osaka Evessa is named after the local pronunciation of Ebisu-sama (as Ebessan), reflecting the god’s longstanding importance in the city of Osaka. Team mascot Maido-kun is a stylized, childlike depiction of Ebisu wearing a basketball uniform.
Ebisu (恵比寿) is the southernmost part of Shibuya ward in Tokyo, Japan, and a major district of the ward. It was developed on the site of a former brewery and is home to Yebisu Garden Place. It was developed on the site of a former brewery and is home to Yebisu Garden Place.
Ebisu is the name of the Japanese folk god of money who is usually portrayed with a fishing rod. In the early 1990s Yamane introduced a tailoring line, followed by fishing and golf lines. In 1999, he introduced a ladies fashion line called Evisu Donna to complete the development of Evisu as a full-fashion range going far beyond a jeans brand.
Ebisu, also transliterated Yebisu, may refer to: Ebisu (mythology), a god of Japanese mythology; Ebisu, Shibuya, a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan; Ebisu Station (Tokyo), a train station located in Tokyo's Shibuya ward, Japan; Ebisu Station (Hyogo), a train station located in Miki, Hyogo, Japan; Yebisu, a brand of Japanese beer
It is known that these deities mostly have their origins as ancient gods of fortune from religions popular in Japan: from Mahayana Buddhism (Benzaiten, Bishamonten, Daikokuten) which came to Japan from China but originated in India, and from Chinese Taoism (Fukurokuju, Hotei, Jurojin); except for one (Ebisu) who has a native Japanese ancestry.
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Imamiya Ebisu Shrine (今宮戎神社, Imamiya Ebisu jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Naniwa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. According to legend, it was established in 600 during the reign of Empress Suiko .
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