New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?

"I've heard about it, Koichi" "You don't need to say anything more, I know. It's the summer festival incident at the shrine, right?"

"By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."

The question of worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine is left to the independent judgement of Cabinet ministers.

Prime Minister Koizumi said, "There are people who say that, because it's unconstitutional, I should not pray at the Yasukuni Shrine".

On New Year's Day, many people visit neighborhood shrines.

On New Year's Day many Japanese go to the shrine to worship.

You should visit Kyoto, which is famous for its old temples and shrines.

Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.

There are many shrines in Kyoto.

The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.

The shrine was built two hundred years ago.

The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.

The old shrine used to stand there.

This path will lead you to the shrine.

It rained so hard that the shrine was washed away.

That ancient ruin was once a shrine.

January 1st is a day when many Japanese go to the shrine.

This Sunday, there's a festival at the Hakusan shrine. How about going together in our yukatas?

Hatsumoude means New Year's visits to shrines.