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First Buddhist or Shinto temple visit of the Japanese New Year

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*Hatsumōde* atDaishō-ji inInuyama, Aichi

Hatsumōde (初詣,hatsumōde) is one of the major Japanese traditions of the new year, which is the first visit to aBuddhist temple orShinto shrine of theJapanese New Year.^[1] Typically taking place on the first, second, or third day of the year, it is meant to bring a fresh start to the year.Hatsumōde is written with two kanji: the former means “first” and the latter means “visiting a shrine or temple.”^[2]

Many visit on the first, second, or third day of the year. Generally, wishes for the new year are made, newomamori (charms oramulets) are bought, and the old ones are returned to the shrine so they can becremated. Major shrines throughout Japan often have long queues.

Most people in Japan outside of the retail and emergency service professions are off work from December 29 until January 3 of every year. It is during this time that the house is cleaned, debts are paid, friends and family are visited and gifts are exchanged. It is customary to spend the early morning of New Year's Day in domestic worship, followed by consumption ofsake (toso) and special celebration food (e.g.osechi,zōni).

The tradition is believed to be fairly recent and primarily created during theMeiji era by railway companies seeking to drive custom.^[3]

Some shrines and temples have millions of visitors over the three days.Sensoji temple in Tokyo is the most popular one.Meiji Shrine for example had 3.45 million visitors in 1998, and in the first three days of January 2010, 3.2 million people visited Meiji Jingū, 2.98 millionNarita-san, 2.96 millionKawasaki Daishi, 2.7 millionFushimi Inari-taisha, and 2.6 millionSumiyoshi Taisha.^[4]^[5] Other popular destinations includeAtsuta Jingū,Tsurugaoka Hachimangū,Dazaifu Tenman-gū, andHikawa Shrine.^[6]

A common custom duringhatsumōde is to buy a writtenoracle calledomikuji. If theomikuji predicts bad luck purchasers can tie it to a tree on the shrine grounds, in the hope that its prediction will not come true. Theomikuji goes into detail, and offers predictions relating to various areas of life, such as business and love, for that year, in a similar way tohoroscopes in the West. Often a good-luck charm comes with theomikuji when purchased.^{[citation needed]}

Shrines make much of their money in the first week or two of the year.

Ninenmairi

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Ninenmairi (二年参り) is a style ofHatsumode. It is called a "two year visit" not because it takes place over two years but rather the event starts onNew Year's Eve and ends onNew Year's Day, thus happening over two years.^[7]^[8] People frequently write wishes for the year onEma^[9] andToshikoshi-soba is eaten an hour before midnight^[10]