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New Year's Eve in Ise-Shima - Recommended Spots for Hatsumode
The right place for the beginning of the new year...
Ise-Shima is dotted with many historical shrines and temples, including the hometown of Japan's heart, Ise Grand Shrine.
Visit the Hatsumode spot easily accessible from Grand Mercure Ise-Shima, pray for happiness and health of the year, and spend a unique time in Ise-Shima, surrounded by nature and history.
Futami Kodama-jinja Shrine (Marotoiwa)
A shrine where the custom of "Hamasangu" has been alive since ancient times, and is a shrine where you can cleanse yourself before visiting Ise. Two large and small rocks standing on the coast, "Married Rock", are symbolic, and are famous as a sunrise spot, attracting many worshipers with the wish of marriage and good luck.
■About 40 minutes by car from the hotel
Ise Grand Shrine Outer Palace (Toyo'uke-daijingu)
It is a sacred area where there is a custom to start worshiping from the "Gaigu", and first it is a place to thank Toyoke Ogami for daily blessings. In a quiet space surrounded by deep forests, there is a sacredness worthy of New Year's prayers.
■About 50 minutes by car from the hotel
Ise Grand Shrine Naiku (Kotaijingu)
This shrine enshrines Amaterasu Omikami, the center of the Japanese Shinto religion, and worshipers from all over the country offer their wishes to the New Year. It is a place where you want to experience the harmony between the magnificent sacred area and nature, as well as the beautiful scenery of the approach to the shrine.
■About 40 minutes by car from the hotel
Saru Tabiko-jinja Shrine / Sarume-jinja Shrine
A shrine dedicated to Saru Tabiko Ogami, the god of "Michi Hiraki" who gives guidance to the beginning of things. There is also Sarume Shrine, the god of performing arts, in the precincts, and many people visit with the wish of romance and entertainment luck. It is said that you wish to touch the octagonal square stone.
■About 40 minutes by car from the hotel
Kotaijingu Betsugu, Italy Zogu
It is a separate shrine in Ise Grand Shrine and Naiku, and is a shrine with a strong religion especially among divers and those involved in fishing. It is suitable for worshipers wishing for connection with the sea, such as the awarding of shore guards. It is a shrine that is popular with local residents.
■About 15 minutes by car from the hotel
Shinmei-jinja Shrine (Ishigami-san)
Known as "Ishigami-san", female worshipers from all over the country come from the tradition that it fulfills one woman's wishes. Although it is a small precinct, there is an atmosphere where it is easy to entrust wishes.
■About 20 minutes by car from the hotel
Ao Mineyama Shofukuji Temple
For those who want to pray at a Buddhist temple as an alternative other than a shrine. The natural environment is rich and you can spend a quiet time.
■About 30 minutes by car from the hotel
