Year End

I had good time this year.

Have a great new year!

I bought it at a 100 yen shop.3

This is also 100 yen.

It is tape for decoration of letters or personal planner.

It is cute.

Shopping at 100 yen shop is fun.

Changing Decorations

Decorations of shops are changed from Christmas version to New year's version.

This is decolative pine blanches.

It is the mark to the Year God come to.

At a Vegetable Store

At this time of year,

Mikan (Japanese citrus fruits) are sold each box.

暮れの買い出し。

みかんの箱売りを見ると、お正月が来るんだなと実感します。

Merry Christmas!

Our wish this Holiday Season...
A world to glow in where children will be safe and free.







Christmas tree  at Ebisu Garden Place,

Christmas Market in Ebisu

There is Christmas market at Ebisu  garden place.

Mailbox Post for New Year's Cards

From 15th December many  New Year's card are posted to mailbox post.
So the post office make an arrangement to have post only for  New Year's cards.


I 'm writing New Year's card now.

このポストを見ると、年賀状書かなきゃ！と思いますよね。

Sunlight of Winter

Today is the winter solstice.
It's called Toji in Japanese.

I like warm sunlight of winter.

Year -end Lottery

I waited in line to get Year-end Jumbo Lottery tickets.





The shop where was bought by winner is popular.



Sales person said to me " I wish the ticket will win!"

The result is announced on Dec 31 every year.

Yellow of Japanese Autumn

I took this photo at temple last week.

I like Yellow carpet of autumn.

Red of Japanese autumn.

This autumn was warm.
So we enjoyed leaf color change last week.

 

もみじが綺麗でした。

I bought it at 100 yen shop.2

This is also 100 yen.

I bought it at 100 yen shop.

This memo pad is 100 yen.

There are many 100 yen shops ( one dollar shops) in Tokyo.

Street of Winter

Near the Shibuya station.

Illuminations 2

At The Shinjuku Station

Illumination 1

Christmas illuminations and

Mobile Suit Gundam.

Can you see Gundam?

ガンダムとイルミネーション。

Shinjuku Station

Shinjuku station is the busiest station in Tokyo

After Work.

What do we say "Cheers‼”　in Japanese?
"Kanpai!".

December

It is already December.

We are busy with ready for new year this month.

We write the new yaar cards and do a major cleanup and have the year-end parties!

12月ですね。

年賀状書いたり、大掃除したり、忘年会したり何かと忙しい12月ですが、頑張りましょう♪

Shiwasu

December is calld "Shiwasu" in Japan.
"Shi" means teacher of school.
"Wasu" means run,

Usually teachers are calm.
But in this season they are busy with ready  for test and grading.

This is the school of Meiji era Old Kaichi School in Nagano prefecture.

師走という言葉通り、忙しい毎日を送っています。

写真は、松本の旧開智学校です。