During the
New Year period, millions of people go for the first temple or shrine
visit of the year to pray for health and happiness in the new year and
buy lucky charms and written oracles (omikuji).
Popular temples and shrines in Japan for hatsumôde are the Meiji Shrine in Tôkyô, the Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya and the Heian
Shrine in Kyôto.