Monday, January 07, 2013

木洩れ陽 -Sunlight filtering through clouds-


今日、海岸線を運転していたら雲の隙間から
日差しが海に向かってさし込んでいました。
それはとても綺麗で華やかでした。
Instagram photo.


Original photo.

Sunlight was inserting into the sea through a gap in the clouds when I was driving along the coastline today.
It was beautiful and gorgeous.

Sunday, January 06, 2013

富士山羊羹 -Mt.Fuji shaped sweet beans jelly-

金多留萬の富士山羊羹です。
上部は年始の時節限定の初日の出羊羹、下部左側は冬季限定の冬富士羊羹。
これらは今しか楽しめません。
下部右側は通年販売の富士山羊羹です。
どれもとても美味しかったです。
This is a Mt.Fuji Yokan
(a Mt.Fuji shaped sweet beans jelly)
for Kindaruma Japanese sweet shop
in Kawaguchiko town.

It is the Hatsuhinode-Fuji Yokan (the new year's first sunrise Yokan) for limited season on top, Fuyu-Fuji Yokan (the winter Mt. Fuji Yokan) for winter season only on the bottom left.
These are only winter season we can enjoy.
It is Fujisan Yokan (Mt.Fuji Yokan) for the year sales on the bottom right.
It was very yummy.

Friday, January 04, 2013

Nice View...

雲が富士山に向かって延びてとても素敵な光景。
It is a very nice view that many of cloud extending toward to Mt.Fuji.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Happy New Year 2013

新年あけましておめでとうございます。 
2013年は、あなたに多くの幸せと笑顔を
もたらすことがありますように。
 
Happy New Year.
May the year of 2013 bring you 
a lot of happiness and smiles.

Monday, December 31, 2012

大祓 -Oharae- at the Kamakura Hachiman Shrine

大晦日の今日、鎌倉八幡宮の大祓に行ってきました。
『大祓』 (おおはらえ) というのは、6月と12月の晦日の年2回行われる神事で、日常の罪と穢れを祓いおとし、神々の祝福と加護を祈る行事です。
私は昨年から参加していますが、気分がスッキリし新年を迎えられるので今年も参加しました。
これで気分もスッキリと新年を迎えられます。
I went Oharai "Shinto purification" at the Kamakura Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura new year's eve today.

"Oharae" -Shinto Purification- is a ritual that takes place twice a year of last day of month in June and December, it is an event that purify sins and impurities of everyday life, and prays divine protection and blessing of gods.

I feel refreshed to greet the new year when I participate the event in December, so that I have been participating this event since last year, and also this year as well.

So then, I feel refreshed to greet new year!!