Hatsu-moude by Riku


This is the main building of a Jinja (Shinto shrine) I visited on the New Year's Day.


Torii

It is a gateway at the emtramce to the shrine.
Some shrine has huge torii.
Few has many toriis they looks like a tunnel..























Kiyome-no Mizu


Wash your hands and mouth before you face the shrine.
















Komainu


You will see a pair of dogs.


Sisi-mai

O hayasi

Music for Sisi-mai.
Japaanese drams and flute.






Sisi

It has scarly big head.I.
It was said Sisi comes form the image of lion.

So you may thik sisi-mai as "lion dance". If you are lucky you can see in this season.


Old people say s if you got a sisi-mais's bite in your head, you will be free from the sickness in this year!
Small kids are cried out when they got a bite from Sisi-mai because they afread of the Sisi's mask.


You can buy something.


You will find many intresting things and if you like you
can buy something good for the new year.

Omaomri or amulets

<a charm against evils>
<a lucky charm for safe driving>
<a good-luck charm to pass the entrance examinations>

<a good-luck charm it make your money back to your purse.>

<an arrow it breaks bad things>



You can buy many intresting things from Miko-san
the women looks like this.

O-Mikuji
a fortune written on a slip of paper

Ask Miko-san and she wll give you a strange box of many sticks in it.
Just shake it and pick one stick from the box. Find the code at the end of the stick..
Tell your code to the miko-san, and you will get your O-mikuji!


O-Mikuji