Ebisu (ebisu, yebisu - 恵比須 or 恵比寿 or 夷 or 戎)
Ebisu is one of the seven gods of fortune. He is a fisherman and protects workers and small children. He is represented with a plumpy body, a fishing rod and a large fish.
In Tokyo, the Ebisu neighbourhood (Shibuya) is named after the beer company Yebisu which mascot is the Ebisu god since 1890.
Ebisu statue in the Yebisu beer museum near the Yebisu station
Yebisu beer cans
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