The first shrine that I visited in Japan. It is a beautiful shrine, situated in the city and easily accessible. You can get here by taking a short walk from Canal City. On visiting your first shrine, I recommend to do a little research and read the things to do so you won't be clueless when you get there. As I enter the shrine, the first place I look for is the chōzubachi where I washed my hands and mouth. I entered the other entrance so I have to walk a little to find it. Inside the shrine you can pray on the main temple. Since it's my first time I observe first what the other people do before I take my turn. When I finally did it, it felt amazing. Being immersed in the Japanese culture even in a little way. Aside from praying, you can also do other things. There's a souvenir shop that sells various items. An omikuji or oracle for ¥100, written in Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese and Taiwanese and tie it on the designated place. There's a beautiful series of small red shrine gates you can walk through that leads to a small temple. The shrine also showcase a beautiful gigantic Yamakasa float. There's no free wifi inside the shrine but you can go to nearby 7/11 to have free internet.