Wakanai🇯🇵Hokumon Shrine

Kitamon Shrine is the northernmost shrine in Japan where priests are resident. Many people, including Wakkanai citizens and tourists, come to worship here, and it is especially lively during festivals such as the Hatsumode Festival and the Kitamon Shrine Festival every year. By the way, the Reitaisai is held from July 4th to 6th. The stalls are lined up along the central shopping street, and there are also portable shrines and music parades through Wakkanai City for a grand celebration. There is a "komainu holding a child" in the shrine grounds, which is rare in Japan and is said to bless the birth of a child. The goshuin seals and rare fortune slips from Japan's northernmost shrine are also popular. #2024TravelReview