初詣（Hatsumoude)

Hi! How was your New Year’s Day? Did you enjoyed it?

I went to 初詣 (Hatsumoude) on the 1th of January.

初詣(hatsumoude) means the first visit to a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine in a new year.

There is the custom in Japan of making visits to temples or shrines

at New Year, even if people are not Buddhist believers, in order to

pray for health and happiness in the new year.

On the occasion of hatsumode, people give money offerings written

oracles and good luck charms(:

I lined long time to give money offerings in 賽銭箱（offering box) I

prayed various things about job hunting,health happiness and so on.

I wish you a happy new year<3