A happy new year! To me, new year comes with sunrise rather than countdown at midnight, especially when I am getting older and it’s getting hard to stay up late… For a few days before new year, people clean their home and cook special dishes, and on New Year’s day, they keep eating and spend
Our farm is guarded by an owl (and our kind neighbours) while we are away. It is almost New Year’s Day, which is the biggest celebration in Japan, and the preparation has already begun. Family routine of New Year’s Eve in my childhood was visiting a nearby shrine around midnight, praying for happiness for the
