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sanji
Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:04 am

New Year - 1-3 January
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The most important celebration of the year!

Here is the list of the 10 most visited temples / shrines during the three first days of the New Year. The number of expected visitors was calculated by the Japanese Police, so you probably can expect those numbers to be rather accurate... As a matter of fact, two third of the population visit at least one shrine or temple during those three days, so if you want to meet with a huge crowd, this is the good time.


RankTemple / ShrineLocationReligionNumber of expected visitors1Meiji JinguTokyoShinto3'100'0002Naritasan Shinshoji	Narita, ChibaBuddhism (Shingon)2'650'0003Kawasaki DaishiKawasaki, KanagawaBuddhism (Shingon)2'620'0004Fushimi InariFushimi, KyotoShinto2'600'0005Atsuta JinguNagoya, AichiShinto2'330'0006Sumiyoshi TaishaOsakaShinto2'300'0007Tsurugaoka HachinanguKamakura, KanagawaShinto2'100'0008Dazaifu TenmannguDazaifu, FukuokaShinto2'000'0009Omiya Hikawa JinjaOmiya, SaitamaShinto1'870'00010SensojiAsakusa, TokyoBuddhism (Sho Kannon)1'750'000


source : www.asahi-net.or.jp/~QM9T-KNDU/annualev.htm
