The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily."
This shrine is sacred to Jupiter.
Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.
The shrine was built two hundred years ago.
In the post-War period, up until 1975, Emperor Showa prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine a total of 8 times.
The old shrine used to stand there.
The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.
Such things as the textbook controversy, lack of recognition of historical events, and the prime minister's worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine have caused discord with China.
Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.
On New Year's Day many Japanese go to the shrine to worship.
There are many shrines in Kyoto.
That ancient ruin was once a shrine.
Prime Minister Koizumi said, "There are people who say that, because it's unconstitutional, I should not pray at the Yasukuni Shrine".
January 1st is the day when many Japanese go to shrines.
You should visit Kyoto, which is famous for its old temples and shrines.
New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?
"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."
It rained so hard that the shrine was washed away.