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Many Japanese people visit a shrine during the first three days of January in order to make New Year's wishes for health and happiness. This is called hatsumode, the first visit to a shrine.
Specially decorated shrines for coming new year in Urayasu City, Chiba prefecture, Japan.
Seiryu Shrine (located in Horie, Urayasu) in the New Year's Eve
Oharae, a year-end Shinto ritual of purification, will be held in front of the shrine.
Seiryu Shrine in a New Year's day
Enshrined Deity of the Seiryu Shrine is Owatazumi-no-mikoto, sea god.
Chozusha, a building for cleaning hands and rinsing mouth, in Seiryu Shrine
Selling omamori, good luck charms, and hamaya, sacred arrows, to invite good fortune and ward off the evil.
It says 'Happy New Year' on the signboard.
A line of worshipers to visit the shrine
Toyouke Shrine (located in Nekozane, Urayasu) in the New Year's Day The enshrined deity is Toyoukehime-no-ookami, a goddess of food.
Big banners written as '豊受大神', Toyouke-no-Ookami, have been setting up especially during New Year's days.
Chozusha, a building for cleaning hands and rinsing mouth, in Toyouke Shrine
Toyouke Shrine
The approach to Inari Shrine situated in Toudaijima, Urayasu
Inari, Toyouke and Seiryu Shrine are referred to as Urayasu-sanja, three main shrines in Urayasu. They hold a festival jointly every four years.
Chozusha, a building for cleaning hands and rinsing mouth, in Inari Shrine
The enshrined deities are Toyouke-no-Ookami, Ojin-Tenno and Kashuga-no-Ookami.
Seiryu Benzaiten Shrine situated in Horie, Urayasu
Hall of the Seiryu Benzaiten Shrine
Chozusha, a building for cleaning hands and rinsing mouth, in the Seiryu Benzaiten Shrine
Basin and ladles in the Chozusha
Hall of the Seiryu Benzaiten Shrine
Sayuten-no-Mikoto Benzaiten Shrine situated in Nekozane, Urayasu
Chozusha at the Sayuten-no-Mikoto Benzaiten Shrine
Introduction of the shrine
Sayuten-no-Mikoto Benzaiten Shrine
Namikiri-Fudoson Temple situated in Nekozane, Urayasu
Stone monuments at Namikiri-Fudoson Temple
Koshinto, a shrine to Shomen Kongo, situated in Nekozane, Urayasu
Shomen Kongo image sculpted on a stone
End of Shinto shrine at the new year. return to List of scenic sites visited
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