Events:
The fall foliage season has started in the Taisetsu Mountain Range, Hokkaido.
https://sounkyovc.net/blog (Japanese version)

2024 Fall Foliage Forecast
https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/japan-autumn-leaves-forecast
https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/autumn/?lang=en
https://tenki.jp/kouyou/expectation.html(Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/210122/ (western Japan, Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/161896/ (eastern Japan, Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/203976/ (northern Japan, Japanese version only)

when and where to see fall foliage(Japanese version only):
https://weathernews.jp/koyo/
https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/leaf/
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/

fireworks festivals will also be held in October and November
fireworks festivals(Japanese version only):
https://hanabi.walkerplus.com/
https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/hanabi/

Friday, January 2, 2015

New Year 2015

Happy New Year!
I hope this year will be a good one.

It was a snowy New Year's Day in many areas including Yokohama.

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2015 is the Year of the Sheep.


New Year's card


"未" means sheep.

Sacred arrows(破魔矢, hamaya)  exorcise evil spirits.
















New Year's card


Ema (a votive horse tablet)

























New Year's card


New Year's rice cakes(Kagami-mochi)
























New Year's card


Kadomatsu (New Year's pine decoration)

 Boys　used to  play a game of top‐spinning.





















New Year's card




























Ready-made New Year's dishes are set in three-tiered boxes.







a simmered dish called 'Onishime'














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5 comments:

  1. IlonaJanuary 2, 2015 at 6:49 AM

    Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures!
    Wishing you and your family: Happy New Year and my very best wishes, Ichinen!
    Kind regards, Ilona

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    1. ichinenJanuary 5, 2015 at 1:12 AM

      Thank you, Ilona. It's been a long time. I am comforted by your words.
      I wish you a happy new year!

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  2. inpwiMarch 8, 2015 at 7:55 PM

    your english is good!,. are you learning by yourself ? :)

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    1. ichinenMarch 10, 2015 at 12:28 AM

      Thank you for your comment! I learnt English in schools, but I'm still struggling to write in English... I rely on dictionaries.

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