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#Hatsumode & New Year

Hatsumode, the first shrine or temple visit of the Japanese New Year. Covers Tokyo spots like Meiji Jingu, Sensoji and Kawasaki Daishi, with crowd timing, all-night trains, prayer etiquette, and what to wear in early January.

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Shoppers picking up colorful sealed fukubukuro lucky bags at a Japanese department store's New Year first sale

Shopping

Fukubukuro 2027: When Japan's Lucky Bags Drop, How to Enter the Lotteries, and the New Tax-Free Rule

Sep 6, 2026

New Year worshippers filling the approach to Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on January 1

Culture

Hatsumode in Tokyo 2027: Which Shrine, When to Go & What to Wear for the New Year Crowds

Sep 5, 2026

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