Yebisu (恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎, 蛭子) is also called Ebisu, Hiruko (蛭子), and Kotoshiro-nushi-no-kami (事代主神). He is the Japanese god of fishermen and good fortune. He is also the god of the morning sun, and the health of children.
Yebisu was originally named Hiruko. He was born without any bones, and was thus cast out into the ocean by his parents. He survived and was cared for by one Ebisu Saburo. After overcoming many hardships, he became the god Yebisu.
Ebisu and Daikokuten, another of the seven gods of good fortune, are often paired and on display as twin patrons of small shopkeepers.
Yebisu is associated with fish, especially jellyfish.
Ebisu is a quiet neighborhood in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan.
Ebisu's main tourist attraction tends to be centered around the newer Yebisu Garden Place and the Westin hotel area.
Accessible from the Ebisu Station East Exit via the "Yebisu Skywalk" covered moving walkway, it features the headquarters of Sapporo Breweries, The Beer Museum Yebisu and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
Ebisu is regarded as the tutelary deity of all occupations, but especially of fishing, farming and commerce.
Ebisu is frequently paired with the god Daikokuten 大国天;, who is also one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune.
The name Ebisu is derived from the term for "foreigner" or "barbarian" and thought to reflect the early worship of deities bringing desired skills from distant lands.
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