With the entrance exam season approaching, a shrine was established at JR Sakudaira Station in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, to pray for the passing of exam students.
At JR Sakudaira Station, every year around this time, a place of worship is set up like Hanagao Inari Shrine in the city for students who use the station on their way to school to pray for passing exams. It is now possible.
A red torii gate with a height of about 2 meters was installed next to the ticket gate of the Shinkansen, and the Shinto priest of the shrine performed a ritual, and the station staff who attended prayed for the success of the examinees.
Ema made of paper are also prepared at the station, and you can hang an ema with your wishes written on it next to the torii gate.
A male beautician in the city who visited the station said, "There are many customers who are taking exams, so I asked them to pass."
Yuki Nishina, deputy head of JR Sakudaira Station, said, "I want you to visit so that you can demonstrate your abilities in the exam."
This shrine is scheduled to be installed until mid-March this year.