New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?

This is called hatsumode, the first visit to a shrine.

Hatsumoude means New Year's visits to shrines.

The most important Shinto event takes place in the New Year, when millions of people visit shrines to pray for happiness and a healthy year.

I went to Izumo-taisha for my New Year's shrine visit and asked the god of marriage to arrange that I meet my special someone.