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At New Year’s In Japan, Bigger Is Better
Try eating THIS monster lobster ‘n rice cake!
It’s that time of year when too much is just enough.
Jumbo wrestlers with jumbo mallets pound jumbo amounts of rice.
This special gigantic trash bin isn’t even big enough for the sacred garbage brought to the Yasukuni Shrine at New Year’s.
And biggest of all, my thanks to all you wonderful readers and commenters (and especially those of you who read and enjoyed my books!) for another great year of laughing and crying and saying hunh? with me as we wander through the ever-amazing world of Japan together.
Happy Year Of The Horse, from me to you!
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Sacred garbage? Love it. Happy new year!
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Yeah, I love the idea of sacred garbage! I made it to the needle funeral last year, but I’ve yet to see a doll cremation. Gotta have something to look forward to in the new year, you know? Happy new year, and I hope I get to meet you one of these days! ^_^
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We paid our respects (5yen) at Shoin Jinja this year and made a point of checking out the sacred garbage. My husband loved the expression. But I don’t think I’d be up for a doll cremation…
Yes, it would be lovely to meet someday.
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