Time flies; in the blink of an eye, we've entered 2023.

In Japan, everyone goes to shrines for Hatsumode during the New Year period, so I thought about visiting a unique shrine this year.

After some searching, I found a shrine near Tokyo that has a collaboration with Teasing Master Takagi-san — Takagi Shrine. So, I paid a visit during the New Year holiday.

Takagi Shrine is located in Sumida City, Tokyo, near KeiseiHikifune Station.

If you're coming to Takagi Shrine, I recommend taking the train to Keisei-Hikifune Station, rather than the neighboring Hikifune Station. I'll mention the reason below.

At the aforementioned KeiseiHikifune Station, there's also a collaboration with Teasing Master Takagi-san. At the station's West Exit, there is a 1:1 scale recreation of a scene featuring Takagi-san.

The destination, Takagi Shrine, is about 700m away from the station.

Year of the Rabbit decorations placed at the entrance.

One of the original features of Takagi Shrine is its rice ball-shaped decorations.

I feel like I've often seen that row of rice balls online before; now I finally know where they come from.

As expected, the Ema area is full of Teasing Master Takagi-san!

Promotion for Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie.

Life-size Takagi-san standee.

Nearby, there's also a Teasing Master Takagi-san collaboration fortune slip. You can draw one for just 100 yen.

The result was a Moderate Blessing.

I recall many bloggers drawing Bad Luck or Great Bad Luck here, so it seems my luck will be quite good this year (laughs).

Finally, after finishing Hatsumode, I bought a Teasing Master Takagi-san collaboration omamori for 1,000 yen.