Shrine for love

There are more than 81,000 shrines in Japan.
What a surprise!  During new year days, Japanese people visit shrine(s) for a prayer.
About Jinja (Shinto Shrine ->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto_shrine

Each shrine has its own specialty(ies). Shrines  for business, promotion, study, family safe, fertility, easy labor, health, wealth, ample harvest, traffic safety, ridding of bad luck, etc.
If you have any particular wishes, you go to its specialized shrine.

The photo below is a famous Jinja, Ikuta jinja, in Kobe. This shrine is for love (romance). Oh! so many people were queuing up. I missed a chance to offer a prayer with a vow. haha.
By the way, Japanese like to wear dark and monotonous color outfit.. including me.. I just noticed.



One of the fun parts of visiting shrine is food!
There are many food stalls along the roadside.

My friends got a grilled squid.
- Yaki ika-.  It was delicious. Oishi katta!

-Kazue