A Virtual Hatsumode (初詣） for our readers. Happy New Year!

Posted by on Sunday, January 22, 2012 · 3 Comments 

This door to the shrine is seldom used but worth walking through. On the other side, the land of the gods.

The first visit to a shrine at the start of the New Year is important in Japan. We went and filled out a votive tablet (絵馬) for you. Good luck and best wishes in 2012!

This is our way of saying thanks for sticking with us and the blog for 2011 and expressing our best wishes for 2012. Even if you don’t believe in the Shinto Gods, it can’t hurt to have them on your side.

あけましておめでとうございます！

 

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3 Responses to “A Virtual Hatsumode (初詣） for our readers. Happy New Year!”
  1. Bocc Kob says:
    January 23, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    Be sure to thoroughly chew your mochi before swallowing.

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  2. Piers says:
    February 11, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    Just read this.
    A belated best wishes to you all.
    Keep up producing fascinating stuff!

    Reply
  3. Reesis says:
    February 12, 2012 at 1:29 am

    happy new year …. keep up this site

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