‘FIRST VISIT TO OFFER NEW YEAR’S PRAYER-2’
The beginning of new year SHOGATSU ( 正月)starts from the first visit to the shrines and the temples to pray new year resolution.
I’m at MEIJI shrine in HARAJUKU, the biggest Shinto shrine in Tokyo.
![Meiji shrine the first gate](https://i0.wp.com/nobu-tokyo.com/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif?w=1140&ssl=1)
It’s the number one popular first visit place to offer prayer, over 3 million people visit here in every New Years days .
There are less people than usual due to Covid-19 this year, I guess almost half of them .
Anyway the big offertory box has set in front of the main hall, people throw money for it .
We throw coin in the offertory box and pray like this .
1: two bows
2: two claps
3 : pray
4: one bow lastly.
I hope this year will be a nice year for you and your family!!
Happy new year!!
I’m Nobu, one heart enjoy together!!!