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New Year Hatsumode at Meiji Jingu

New Year Hatsumode at Meiji Jingu

January 1–3, 2027 | 2027年1月1日~3日

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Upcoming / 開催予定Free / 無料

Date / 日付

January 1–3, 2027

2027年1月1日~3日

Location / 会場

Meiji Jingu Shrine

明治神宮

Price / 料金

Free

Time / 時間

00:00–18:30 (Jan 1 (overnight from Dec 31))

06:40–18:00 (Jan 2–3)

About This Event / イベントについて

Meiji Jingu is Japan's most popular shrine for hatsumode — the first shrine visit of the New Year. Over January 1–3, roughly three million people pass through the torii gates to pray for good fortune in the year ahead.

The shrine is open overnight from December 31 through January 1 (closing at 18:30). January 2–3 hours are 6:40–18:00. Expect very long queues — many visitors go after midnight on New Year's Eve.

Highlights / 見どころ

✦ Japan's #1 hatsumode shrine✦ ~3 million visitors over 3 days✦ Open overnight Dec 31–Jan 1✦ Food stalls & amulets✦ Sacred sake barrels

Schedule & Venues / スケジュール・会場

Jan 1 – Jan 3, 2027

Open overnight Dec 31–Jan 1 only. Jan 2–3 hours 6:40–18:00.

00:00

– 18:30

Jan 1 (overnight from Dec 31)/ 元日

Meiji Jingu Shrine(明治神宮)

06:40

– 18:00

Jan 2–3/ 1月2~3日

Meiji Jingu Shrine(明治神宮)

大晦日~元日のみ終夜開門。1月2~3日は6:40~18:00。

Tips / アドバイス

💡

Go very early on January 1 (before 6:00 AM) or on January 2–3 to avoid peak crowds.

1月1日の早朝(6時前)か、1月2~3日に行けば混雑のピークを避けられます。

🎒

Dress warmly — early-January Tokyo is cold, especially waiting in line.

暖かく装いましょう。1月の東京は寒く、とくに行列では体感温度が下がります。

🌧️

Buy a hamaya (demon-quelling arrow) or omamori as a New Year keepsake.

破魔矢やお守りを新年の記念にいかがでしょう。

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