Japanese New Year's Eve Experience - Visit Atsuta Jingu Shrine

#MarchGoodPlaces2025 #Japan #Nagoya The Japanese New Year's Eve is not like our New Year's Eve party. Instead, they watch the Kohaku Uta Gassen at home or go to a shrine to pray. We also went to Atsuta Shrine, one of the three major shrines in Japan, to celebrate the New Year. Transportation 1) Walk 3 minutes from Meitetsu Jingu-mae Station and enter from the east gate 2) 7 minutes walk from Atsuta Jingu Denmacho subway station We arrived at around 11:30 and it was already packed. (Last three pictures) There are also many street stalls in front of the shrine. After we bought some takoyaki to satisfy our cravings, we started heading towards the Torii. New Year's Eve in Japan is so quiet, without loud music There were no vendors shouting, and even the Japanese waiting for the New Year's Eve spoke in low voices. It wasn't until the 10-second countdown that everyone turned up the volume and counted down to welcome the new year. After visiting the temple, you can draw the first fortune of the new year to learn about your fortune. If you draw an unlucky fortune stick, you can tie it to a branch or rope at the shrine and ask the gods to eliminate the disaster and misfortune. Because there are too many people visiting on New Year's Eve It took us a few days to visit Atsuta Omikami, Amaterasu Omikami and Yamato Takeru. By the way, take some photos of Atsuta Shrine during the day. It turns out that photos are more beautiful during the day!