new year

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hatsumôde 初詣
first shrine visit of the new year


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Atsuta-jingû shrine

During the New Year period, millions of people go for the first temple or shrine visit of the year to pray for health and happiness in the new year and buy lucky charms and written oracles (omikuji). Popular temples and shrines in Japan for hatsumôde are the Meiji Shrine in Tôkyô, the Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya and the Heian Shrine in Kyôto.


J 209 362
Heian-jingû shrine - Kyôto City
hatsumôde / new year
J 209 351
Ôsu-Kannon - Ôsu / Nagoya City
hatsumôde / new year

J 209 341
Ôsu-kannon temple / young woman wearing kimono - Nagoya
hatsumôde / new year
J 209 363
young women wearing kimono - Heian-jingû
hatsumôde / new year

J 209 417
written oracles = o-mikuji - Heian-jingû / Kyôto
hatsumôde / new year
J 209 420
o-mikuji - Heian-jingû  (2)
hatsumôde / new year

H 233 119
o-mikuji - Heian-jingû  (3)
hatsumôde / new year
J 209 390
o-mikuji - Heian-jingû  (4)
hatsumôde / new year

D 210 951
Atsuta-jingû shrine - Nagoya
hatsumôde / new year
D 210 950
Atsuta-jingû - Nagoya
hatsumôde / new year
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Atsuta-jingû - Nagoya  (3)
hatsumôde / new year