When N invited me to join her and her husband in her husband’s jikka (実家）、i welcome the chance to experience The Japanese way of Celebrating new year.

Meet with N and M around 12:30 and went to get some Japanese traditional games and then proceed to Houryuuji Temple. It was like transported back in Old Japan. It was also the first time I saw what is inside a pagoda. It’s really a place full of history. Then we went to and onsen before we proceed to M’s parent house.

Had a light dinner of Oden and a few minutes 12pm we had some soba and then sleep. Early in the morning we went to Mount Ikoma and visited Ikoma Temple. On the way up we rode a very interesting cable car

After the temple visit we went back to have some traditional japanese new year food called the osechi.

Then we went to the park and flew some kite, been a long time since ive done that, then we played some japanese badminton. Then we went back we played some japanese card games. It was fun, another first for me, I would not mind doing it again

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

明けましておめでとう！！

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