Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Happy New Year!

Welcome back, everybody, and Happy Year of the Tiger!

I hope you had a good break. Just about another month to go, now. I had my first New Year in Japan since 1999-2000. I stayed in Tokyo and did traditional things: eating buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve, visiting Shinto shrines at midnight, eating traditional New-Year foods in lacquered boxes... I like New Year's time in Japan -- it's very peaceful and quiet, like Christmas in the U.S.

How did you spend your holidays?
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5 comments:

  1. mormoJanuary 21, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    I had NORO-virus until 12/28 to 01/3. I feeling like dead.

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  2. minami kobayashiJanuary 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    actually i don't like New Year's time in Japan because it's very quiet!
    my image for New Year's is crowded,party,music!!lol

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  3. Mr. GJanuary 22, 2010 at 12:08 AM

    @YES!: Yikes! That sounds awful. That's the one that gets your stomach, right?

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  4. Mr. GJanuary 22, 2010 at 12:10 AM

    @ Minami: That's exactly why I do like New Year's in Japan! It's so quiet and traditional. However, if you want crowded, try Asakusa on New Year's Day! But I know what you mean. A good, rockin' countdown party on New Year's Eve is a lot of fun, too.

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  5. cheesecakeJanuary 28, 2010 at 11:06 PM

    Happy new year!Ｉdid Part-time job almost.

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