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.
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"未" means sheep.
Sacred arrows(破魔矢, hamaya) exorcise evil spirits.
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Ema (a votive horse tablet)
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New Year's rice cakes(Kagami-mochi)
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Kadomatsu (New Year's pine decoration)
Boys used to play a game of top‐spinning.
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Ready-made New Year's dishes are set in three-tiered boxes.
a simmered dish called 'Onishime'
