Visitors to Omiwa-jinja Shrine for 'hatsumode' (the practice of visiting a shrine or temple at the beginning of the New Year) mainly use JR Sakurai Line, and at that time Miwa Station is dozens of times as crowded as usual.
正月の大神神社に訪れる初詣客は、主にJR桜井線を利用し三輪駅は普段の数十倍混雑する。