Worshippers visited a shrine in central Tokyo within the early hours of New Year’s Day to hope for good luck in 2022. They maintained social distance to cut back the chance of coronavirus an infection.
People saved one meter aside as they waited in line at Meiji Jingu earlier than a drum was overwhelmed to sign the arrival of the New Year.
They threw financial choices right into a fenced-area and supplied prayers.
Such early hour visits weren’t allowed final yr due to the coronavirus.
All-night rail companies had been additionally working for the primary time in two years, enabling individuals to go to temples and shrines and enterprise out to see the primary dawn of the yr.
More than 3 million individuals often go to Meiji Jingu within the first three days of the yr.
Heavy snow snarls journey in Japan throughout year-end holidays
Japan Times – Jan 01
An enormous winter storm was anticipated to dump almost a meter of snow on some elements of Japan, snarling transport throughout a peak journey interval over the New Year vacation when many individuals are on the transfer to be with their households.
Tokyo shrine guests pray for good luck in 2022
NHK – Jan 01
Worshippers visited a shrine in central Tokyo within the early hours of New Year’s Day to hope for good luck in 2022. They maintained social distance to cut back the chance of coronavirus an infection.
Kyoto within the Happy New Year/2022
Go To Japan – Jan 01
Happy New Year! For my first video of the New Year, I walked round Kyoto, Japan. I hope you’ll get pleasure from GO TO JAPAN this yr.
Japan narrows definition of in-flight omicron shut contacts
Japan Times – Dec 28
Japan’s coverage on in-flight omicron shut contacts was introduced into line with the definition for different coronavirus infections on Tuesday — two rows in entrance of and behind the place the contaminated particular person was sitting — amid issues that the central and native governments would run out of quarantine services for shut contacts.
Discover spectacular Japanese public storm drain in Kasukabe
Ruptly – Dec 26
A gaggle of visitors took a free bus shuttle to the ‘Disaster Prevention Underground Temple’, well-known worldwide for its distinctive architectural fashion, as seen within the footage filmed in Kasukabe, within the Saitama prefecture, on the outskirts of Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kyoto 1972 archive footage
Footageforpro.com – Dec 22
Archival footage shot by a filmmaker whereas touring Eastern Asia in March 1972
Sendai’s Akiu Great Falls Experience 秋保大滝
ONLY in JAPAN * GO – Dec 21
Sendai is way greater than the town heart. Like Tokyo, the town goes far into the countryside and Sendai has some very lovely locations like this one, Akiu Great Falls, a 55 meter excessive waterfall that’s one in all Japan’s high 100, solely a 30 min journey from Central Sendai.