Most Popular Shrines/Temples for "First Visit to Shrine/Temple in New Year's Holiday"
A lot of Japanese people visit Shinto shrines or Buddhism temples in New Year’s holiday to make their wishes of health and happiness. I paid a visit to a local shrine and tossed saisen money (100 yen, $0.96 €0.70).
The following table shows the number of visitors who visited shrines/temples in New Year holiday of 2013. Meiji Shrine is the most popular shrine in terms of "our first visit of the year to a shrine" in Japan.
| Shrine/temple | Shrine/temple | Located in | Visitors (million) |
| 明治神宮 | Meiji Shrine | Tokyo, Harajuku | 3.13 |
| 成田山新勝寺 | Narita-san Shinsho-ji Temple | Chiba, Narita | 3.00 |
| 川崎大師 | Kawasaki Daishi Temple | Kawasaki | 2.98 |
| 浅草寺 | Senso-ji Temple | Tokyo, Asakusa | 2.81 |
| 伏見稲荷大社 | Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine | Kyoto | 2.70 |
| 鶴岡八幡宮 | Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine | Kamakura | 2.55 |
| 住吉大社 | Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine | Osaka | 2.35 |
| 熱田神宮 | Atsuta Shrine | Nagoya | 2.30 |
| 氷川神社 | Hikawa Shrine | Saitama | 2.07 |
| 太宰府天満宮 | Dazaifu Shrine | Fukuoka, Dazaifu | 2.00 |
Source is Mapple Kanko Guide.
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