【Ise-Jingu（Ise Shrine）】 Japanese New Year · Hatsumoude in Kansai

A happy New Year!!

Japanese New Year holidays between January 1 and 3 are “Sanganichi”, many Japanese went to a local shrine or a shrine of famous power spot, dedicated a year-long appreciation, New Year I pray for safety and peace.

Such an event is called a Hatsumode （Hatsumoude is the first visit to a shrine in a year.） in Japan and it is an annual event of the Japanese.

Among the shrines the Japanese goes to, the special place will be Ise Shrine. Most of the heroes that Japanese people have learned in history classes are also worshiping since about 2000 years ago.

Ise-Jingu（Ise shrine） is in the range of about 2 hours by train from Kansai · Osaka, and it can go from Kintetsu Line Namba Station without transfer.

Because access is convenient, as soon as the New Year, many of the people living in the Kansai also go to Ise Shrine.

Ise Jingu is in the range of about 2 hours by train from Kansai · Osaka, and it can go from Kintetsu Line Namba Station without transfer.

Because access is convenient, as soon as the New Year, many of the people living in the Kansai also go to Ise Shrine.

Although Ise shrine is divided into “Naiguu” and “Gegut”, we recommend visiting to “Naiguu” where there are plenty of stores.

Although there are a lot of stores, I will cross the Taiko Bridge for the first time, after passing through the torii, please do from the worship of the shrine in the back. Before going on a walk, there is a water field to cleanse your body and mind.

In the water field there is a procedure.

① Wash in the order of left hand and right hand with water scooped with ladle

② Rinse mouth with scooped water on the left

③ Wash your left hand again

④ I will set up a ladle and finish purifying the ladle

How to write in the water field at a Japanese shrine

After that, from the trees that are much older than 1000 years old, it is a prayer at the shrine in the back while taking a minus ion.

There is also a method of practice for visiting.

① First make a money offer (5 yen · 50 yen)

② After thanking twice, we will twice hold hands (applause twice)

③ Lower your head quietly, close your eyes and ask for your daily gratitude and hope for the future

④ Finally quietly thank you and finish

In addition to the main, there are many large and small shrines in the vast Ise-Jingu, so when you enter the path out of the crowd, Japanese people also dot the power spots you do not know.

Ise shrine is accessible from Kansai well, it is one of the strongest power spots Japanese people attend for hundreds of years.

Many people gather at the New Year, but many people gather at other times on all other days.

Why do not you go to Ise-Jingu in the experience of Amazing Japan if you come to Japan / Kansai by all means?