What other travelers are saying about Hokkaido Shrine
Great place to visit. Peaceful and relaxing environment amongst the greenery. Spotted some wildlife as well.
Visited on a Japanese festival weekend (七五三) and saw many families with their children decked out in festive attire. Alright to observe the proceedings, though just to be respectful as it is a sacred shrine.
We visited the temple on new year’s eve and it was such a unique and amazing reeling to start the year very peacefully. Eventhough there was a lot of people, everyone was patient, respectful and very organized. Beautiful park, beautiful temple, i highly suggest everyone to visit
I visited on a Saturday in December. There wasn't a huge crowd. We went just before 4pm only to know that the gates to the temple will be closed at 4pm after sounding the drums. Some of the tourists had to return back without going inside.
Hokkaido Jingu is a must-visit. Take the Tozai Line and stop at Maruyama Station, then it's just a short 15-minute walk to the park. The shrine is beautifully located within the park. It's a very peaceful and calm place to enjoy. Tourists should avoid talking loudly and be respectful. I loved it here and will definitely be back.
It was an amazing experience to be part of the new year’s prayer here at Hokkaido Jingu.
This Hokkaido Jingu is a short walk from the Maruyama Koen station.
There was quite a queue to the prayer area, but it was moving quickly as no one took too much time to pray.
Throw a 5-yen coin.
Bow deeply twice.
Clap twice.
Silently pray.
Bow one more time.
The washing hand area was closing during this time for some reason.
And the area to buy the omikuji, ema, and amulet was long queue too. But as usual, quick and easy as long as you don’t take too much time to buy. Decide before you queue up please.
