New Year - "Hatsumode" (1) - Japan "Hatsumode" is the first visit to a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple in a new year. People pray for health and happiness in the new year.
My family visited a Shinto shrine in the community.
New Year - "Hatsumode" (1) - Japan "Hatsumode" is the first visit to a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple in a new year. People pray for health and happiness in the new year. My family visited a Shinto shrine in the community. |
We gave money offerings and prayed. |
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Do you see twisted straw rope? This is "Shimenawa", a rope hung out to distinguish sacred places from the rest. |
 Various good luck charms were sold. TORIGOE Yuko Okayama, Japan January 1, 2000 |