Happy New Year !

Happy New Year, My Friends !
I wish all of you a happy, prosperous New Year for 2016.

New Year’s day is called as Shogatsu (正月) and the greatest day of the year in Japan.

During the first some days, the entrance of houses are decorated with a pair of small pine trees and bamboo stems, and rice cakes (餅) decorated with fern leaves and an orange are placed in the alcove. People drink called Toso(a kind of 酒）and eat Zoni soup（雑煮）. 
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We usually go to shrine to worship for good luck with our family.
Yesterday, I went to shrine, too, with my family and got lucky charm.   

I hope that the world is getting better in 2016.

best regards,

From Yagi yoshiaki