Will Japanese couples meet and go to the temple on New Year's Day? My girlfriend is Japanese. She said that shrines and temples in Japan are the same. Is it true?/You don't say.

Japanese New Year is actually like the ancient New Year in China. Go to a shrine or temple, throw some money into the donation box and ring the bell (God) for God's blessing! During the New Year in China, 95% of Japanese people will go to temples and shrines, because this is the tradition of God to bless themselves and their families in the new year!