In the New Year, many worshipers visit Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
At Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, where worshipers have been worshiping all night since December 31st, many worshipers climb the stone steps to the main shrine and put their hands together to make a wish while traffic is being controlled to prevent confusion. I was.
Just after 7:00 am on January 1st, the Kagura Hajime ceremony is held at the dance hall on the grounds of the temple grounds, and local elementary school students dressed in bright red hakama and green robes play flutes and drums. When I performed "Yaotome no Mai" along with "Kamakura Kagura", the worshipers took pictures.
A father in his 30s who visited with his family from Yokosuka said, "Since my second child has just been born, I asked the whole family to stay healthy."
Mr. Tomofumi Inamuki of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu said, ``At Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, which has become the stage of history, I hope that this year will be a peaceful and happy year, focusing on the wishes of our predecessors who wished for a peaceful world. I hope that you will," he said.