At Meiji Jingu in Tokyo, an all-night worship was held for the first time in two years, and many people visited the shrine for the first time as infection control measures were taken, and joined hands with a wish for a new year.
At Meiji Jingu in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where more than 3 million people visit every year on New Year's Day, we canceled all-night worship until the first day of last year to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, but we have taken measures. I restarted after that.
The feet in front of the hall of worship are marked every 1 meter so that worshipers can keep a distance, and as the cold weather becomes severe, many people form a long line on the approach to the approach from last night in New Year's Eve, and the moment when the new year begins. I waited.
Then, when the first drum, which announces the arrival of the New Year, echoes in the precincts at midnight, the worshipers slowly move forward, throwing coins into a large enclosure of about 400 tatami mats, and wishing for a new year. I put my hands together.
A fourth-year college woman said, "I asked you to live happily. I want to spend time with my family as I did before Corona."
In addition, a man in the fourth year of college said, "Although the distance to people will inevitably become far, I hope that the corona will settle down quickly and I can spend time with everyone nearby."