January 1st is Japanese New Year’s Day 『Oshougatsu』.
We have a custom to send New Year’s cards to relatives and friends.
Many people think receiving greeting cards is one of the pleasures of the holiday.
And There are Number on Greeting card.
this is a lot!
Winning Number is announced by JAPAN POST CO.,Ltd.
1st prise…cash 100,000 yen!
2nd … set of japanese food like vegetable,fruits,meat…
3rd … stamps
This is a trial of luck of beginning of the year!!!
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Most offices and businesses are closed during the first three days of January.
Families and relatives gather to celebrate the new year.
This is today’s menu!
Japanese sushi, Italian, Chinese… with Beer, wine!
This is cheese cake I made 🙂
Yummy!!
On New Year’s Day, people pay a visit to shrine to pray for happiness and good health.
But today was snowy with strong wind and cold so I could’n t go…
I have to go ASAP!
『Omikuji』 is a piece of paper which can be got in the most shrines during the New Year.
You can pick it up at random and on the paper, it is saying how lucky you are.
You might see in shrines many paper fortune is fastened to trees or ropes like this.
There are some explains for this custom and major one is like this.
“If the paper says you’ll have excellent luck this year, you should bring it on your person.
However, if it says bad luck might strike you this year,
you can fasten it up to a tree or a rope in the shrine and you can escape from the bad luck.”
This custom is stem from not only religious belief but traditional behavior.
I wish you a year full of love, joy and good luck!
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Do you know what is this?
This is 『Yakisoba』chow main.
Popular food in Japan 🙂
stir-fried noodle and vegetable and meat.
BBQ style yakisoba!! This is standard in Japan.
This is ready to eat.
Yakisoba bread!!!
You can buy Yakisoba at convenience store!
Please try our taste.
Do you know where is this?
The answer is…『Kinkakuji』
Covered in Gold!! Gorgeous!!
KIN means GOLD. So everybody says 『Kinkakuji』but formal name is『Rokuonji』!
Actually I didn’t know!! Surpreise!!!
Maybe, most of Japanese don’t know formal name.
On the other hand,
This is 『Ginkakuji』.
GIN means SILVER.
But this is not covered in Silver.
Formal name is 『jishoji』.Of course I didn’t know…
Ginkakuji is world heritage and famous as beautiful garden!
Let’s check gorgeous gold and silver with beautiful garden!
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I tell you the cheap and good hotel !
That’s is…『dormy inn』.
There are lots of dormy inn in Japan!
They have a large public bath！
This is a image…
If you stay in 『Ryokan』(Japanese style hotel),there is Big public bath『Onsen』
but most of hotels doesn’t have Onsen.
This is very good service!!!
And they have original soup noodle『Yonakisoba』.
This is also image for noodle.
If you feel hungry, you can eat this noodle at midnight!!
Of course, COMPLIMENTARY!!!
I stayed before,and it cost 6500yen!
Reasonable!
But it depends on the date.
I strongly recommend dormy inn 🙂
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In Japan, 31st Dec. is called 『Omisoka』.
Omisoka means the last day of the year.
Most Japanese finish preparations for the New Year by Omisoka
including a very thorough end of the year housecleaning.
Then families gather to greet the New Year!
On New Year’s Eve midnight, at temples ring the bell.
This is called 『joya-no-kane』
The bell is rang 108 times because There are 108 of these desires.
Also, we eat 『SOBA 』 noodles with listening the bell.
And then people visit shrines,temples late at night to greet the New Year.
This is the traditional style of New Year’s Eve in Japan.
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This is the Best 3 for souvenir!!!
This is the result of survey for foreigners who lives in Japan.
No.3
Yukata!
Do you know what’s the difference of Yukata and Kimono?
The shape is same but material is different.
And Yukata wear without underwear.But Kimono needs underwear.
Souvenir shop sells Yukata.
No.2
Chopsticks!
If you use chopsticks, you can eat slowly.Good for health!
No.1!!!!!
In Japan,there are lots of flavors! Please check HERE.
Of course, NO.1 is 『Maccha』Green tea flavor.
Others…
This is 『Daruma』.
if your dream come true, you can write the eye like this!
This is Japanese traditional prayer style.
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Here is the No.1 place for sightseeing where is chosen by tourists(trip advisor) in 2014!!
Fabulous!!
This is 『fushimi inari taisha』in Kyoto.
It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings.
This is also symbol of fushimi inari shrine.
What is this?
The answer is… FOX! not dog.
You must-visit Fushimi Inari Shrine!!
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I tell you the reason why Odaiba is popular for tourists who came from outside Japan.
If you missed my blog about odaiba, first click HERE and check!!
The answer is…
『Oedo-onsen monogatari』in Odaiba!
You can enjoy various type of Onsen here.
and you can experience traditional japan!
You can eat japanese food, buy souvenir, play games, wear Yukata(like japanese kimono)!
Here is very fun for Japanese too.
That’s why traveler chose here!!
Oedo-onsen has free shuttle bus service.
Check official website click HERE!!
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