Happy New Year to all local guides!
It seems that the disaster has hit Japan, especially in Ishikawa prefecture, and the situation is very difficult.
I took a walk around my neighborhood in Fukuoka City, where I live, to see a little bit about the New Year.
**Kadomatsu(**New Year’s gate pine decoration)
Those installed in commercial facilities are quite fancy.
Hakata Riverain
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qsrq1y9fkAhexsV99
Songs played in commercial facilities
Tenjin underground shopping mall
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TnHdeMkw5ftQsBB37
The street is designed to resemble a European town, but only on New Year’s Day is music played on Japanese instruments.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gowYNoqXSLju9m3K8
https://maps.app.goo.gl/a4tUWj7LnH8tWzJ16
This sense of mismatch is unique to Japan, but what about your country?
Buses running with national flags
Most public transportation used to run with the national flag, but more and more buses and other vehicles are now running without it, perhaps for safety reasons.
Mochi(rice cakes)
Mochi from the store I introduced before.
#Monthlytopic of Dec 2022 Jan 2023 I bought a lot of rice cakes.
When freshly made, it stretches like this.
You have to eat it so that you don’t choke on it.
Many things are happening at home and abroad, and I wish you a good year.
Please let us know how the New Year is going in your area.
日本語
ローカルガイドの皆さん、新年おめでとう！
日本の石川県を中心に災害が起きて、大変な状況になっているようです。
近所を散歩したので新年の様子をちょっとだけ。
門松
ビジネスビル向けと商業施設向けは違います。
商業施設の曲
天神地下街
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TnHdeMkw5ftQsBB37
ヨーロッパの街並みをイメージした通りですが、元日だけは和楽器の音楽が流れます。
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gowYNoqXSLju9m3K8
https://maps.app.goo.gl/a4tUWj7LnH8tWzJ16
このミスマッチ感は日本独特のものですが・・・いかがでしょう？
国旗を付けたバス
以前はほとんどの公共交通機関も国旗を付けて走っていたのですが、安全面の問題なのか外して走るバスなどが増えました。
餅
以前紹介をしたお店の餅。
#Monthlytopic of Dec 2022 Jan 2023 I bought a lot of rice cakes.
つきたてはこのように伸びます。
喉に詰まらせないように食べないといけません。
国内外で様々な事が起きていますが、良い1年になることを。
皆様の地域での新年の様子もお聞かせ下さい。
