This is May in Japan.
Today I'd like to introduce "Sanshamairi ".
Before, I introduced that Japanese people go for a New Year's visit to a Shinto shrine on New Year's day.
The blog article, please click here →A Happy New Year !!
Sanshamairi means that people go for a New Year's visit to 3 different Shinto shrines.
This Sanshamairi is not observed throughout Japan.
It is a custom which has firmly taken root especially in parts of Kyushu and Chugoku regions centering around Fukuoka Prefecture.
The custom do not have the rule, such as the deadline or kinds of Shinto shrines.
People go to 3 Shinto shrines which they like.
I usually go to 3 Shinto shrines located near my house.
Other local people have the negative opinion about Sanshamairi, but I like it.
I like Sanshamairi, because I feel that 3 different Gods protect me when I visit to a Shinto shrine.
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