tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post3478442669672986528..comments2023-05-17T16:27:44.487+09:00Comments on Japan: New YearCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-10167318312150263162012-01-10T08:00:15.362+09:002012-01-10T08:00:15.362+09:00Thanks Rurousha!Thanks Rurousha!Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-63685667533272826362012-01-05T12:30:49.761+09:002012-01-05T12:30:49.761+09:00Your snow photos are beautiful!
I understand the ...Your snow photos are beautiful!<br /><br />I understand the history of/reason for osechi, but it's really not the best food I've ever eaten. I like kinako mochi and that's about it.<br /><br />Welcome back and have a good 2012!Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-85628927691065496562012-01-05T08:07:09.881+09:002012-01-05T08:07:09.881+09:00PS I should add It's always dangerous to extra...PS I should add It's always dangerous to extrapolate one's own experience to the rest of Japan - but the no nengajo part is standard, I am not sure to what extent the rest is local custom & what is "national" custom.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-30690932106925188352012-01-05T07:59:50.291+09:002012-01-05T07:59:50.291+09:00Happy New Year - Mrs N, if you are up for long tra...Happy New Year - Mrs N, if you are up for long train trips on local trains you can use seishun 18 tickets and travel unlimited distance on local trains at certain times of the year. It's a cheap way to get to see snow! <br /><br />Machiruda it's not just for deaths at the end of the year. It's for death at any time in the year - NY isn't celebrated. From late novemeber we start Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-72506258719330788562012-01-05T02:42:03.515+09:002012-01-05T02:42:03.515+09:00wow, I never knew that about the customs involving...wow, I never knew that about the customs involving a death close to the end of the year. and yes, it does seem very harsh... <br /><br />I also hope the year of the dragon will be good for Japan and you!machirudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187308392401792963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-9877976851824882302012-01-04T21:53:02.262+09:002012-01-04T21:53:02.262+09:00I hear you on the death thing....it's just too...I hear you on the death thing....it's just too much as far as I'm concerned. I WISH it would snow here!! I mean- it snowed but it didn't "stick". Happy New Year!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com