In 2008, approximately 2,690,000 people visited it for Hatsumode (New Year's visit to a shrine or a temple) during the first three days of the New Year - the most of any temple or shrine in the Kansai region.
2008年の初詣（正月三が日）の参拝者数は約269万人で、関西の社寺では最も多かった。