Japan!: Nezu Shrine and fortune? :(

The Shinto priest greeting us. The box here to the right is where
one can offer money and make a prayer. You throw the money,
bow twice, clap twice, then bow once more.

Hey everyone! So my experience at the Nezu Shrine....Went pretty well. My class and I got exorcised by a Shinto priest. A Shinto priest is called a ねぎ(negi). In Japanese exorcising by a Shinto priest is called おはり（ohari). It was very interesting. We weren't allowed to take any pictures of the inside but I did get some of the out side and the priest who purified us. We had to be purified before we could step into their main area in the Shrine. Once we were in the shrine, this other priest (I think!) came and talked about the Nezu Shrine and its history. It was very interesting but sitting for a long time made my legs numb and my head bobbed, oops! I was soooo sleepy. I went jogging that morning so I was very tired...Lastly before we left they gave us a little sake to drink too. Its deity's sake.Well that was my experience. Kia and I did get our fortune from the Neze Shrine. We had to find someone who could read Japanese read it for us. We had Tatsuya read it for us. Apparently mine was a bad fortune. I was so excited to get it and in the end when I got it read it was bad luck-boohoo! But I am planning to go to the state Shrine. Unoura Sensei (the one in the picture above) said it's worth going once you're here in Japan. And same for the Meiji Shrine. So let's hope I have better fortune there. (Maybe my fortune was bad because I almost feel asleep?) Well, check out the rest of the pictures below! And my random flan! It was good :).