In the new year, many people visited the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo for New Year's visit and put their hands together with wishes.
At Meiji Jingu Shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on the night of the 31st of New Year's Eve, many people who visited the New Year's visit lined up on the approach to the shrine and slowly advanced toward the shrine while police officers guided them.
Then, at midnight, the drums announcing the coming of the new year reverberate throughout the precincts, and visitors throw coins into the large enclosure of about 400 tatami mats in size, with their wishes for the new year. I was putting my hands together.
A woman in her 20s said, "I'm changing my workplace this year, so I want to make it a year where I can try anything."
A man in his 50s said, "I prayed that the world would be peaceful after the war and the corona disaster."
In addition, there was also a woman in her 40s who said, "I hope that children will soon be able to take off their masks and see their smiles."
According to Meiji Jingu Shrine, more than 3 million people visit the shrine every year on the first three days of the New Year, and it is expected to be particularly crowded in the afternoon, so we are calling for people to spread out and visit.