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New Year’s Day at Konpirasan

 

My first New Year’s Day in Japan started quite peculiarly as we were awaken at 8am by the mailman!

To be awake early on New Year’s Day is strange enough for me, but to be awake early because the mailman just rang the door, that my friends is a pretty odd thing.

However, I won’t complain too much about it as he came to deliver some belated Christmas presents from France.

In the afternoon, we went to Konpirasan (a.k.a. Kotohiragū). It is a place that I love, but I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive to go there on New Year’s Day. I’m not a big fan of crowds and a crowd there was.

Just check the pictures out. And if you don’t remember what Konpirasan usually look like, you can compare there.

 

Konpirasan New Year 1

 

Konpirasan New Year 2

 

Konpirasan New Year 3

 

Konpirasan New Year 4

 

Konpirasan New Year 5

 

Konpirasan New Year 6

 

Konpirasan New Year 7
There were a few giant Ema where one could write their wishes.

 

Konpirasan New Year 8
The Kami's horse trying to stay warm.

 

Konpirasan New Year 9

 

Konpirasan New Year 10

 

Konpirasan New Year 11

 

Konpirasan New Year 12

 

Konpirasan New Year 13

 

Konpirasan New Year 14

 

Konpirasan New Year 15

 

Konpirasan New Year 16

 

Konpirasan New Year 17

 

Konpirasan New Year 18
Kotohira from Above

 

Konpirasan New Year 19
Sanuki Fuji

 

Konpirasan New Year 20
Fun fact: one Yen coins can float!

 

Konpirasan New Year 21

 

Konpirasan New Year 22

 

Konpirasan New Year 23

 

Ok, I admit, it was not that bad and Japanese crowds are a little less stressful than Westerner crowds. However, the whole time I was there, I didn’t really feel like I was in Konpirasan. The atmosphere and the look of the place were completely different from what I knew. Actually, I have the feeling that I spent my afternoon watching people walking (which is more or less what I did). And later in the day, when it started to rain, my main focus and concern was to not have my eye gouged by somebody’s umbrella as, when people see me, instead of leaving their umbrella where it was (which is usually below my eyes) they raise it for some reason (that reason being that they don’t know how to act when close to someone much taller than them I guess), and by raising it, this is when they become dangerous when they didn’t bother me at first.

In other words, I can’t see to see Konpira again in much better conditions (most likely in the Spring).

 

1 thought on “New Year’s Day at Konpirasan”

  1. Can never complain about getting Christmas presents at any time of the day they are welcomed 🙂

    Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます Hope you have a great year in 2012 🙂

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