Hi Everyone
I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and New Year or Winter Festival.
I will be going home tomorrow until 6th January so I will not be around for a little while.
But I want to say a special thank you to everyone. We are quite traditional in my family and so we observe the traditional Shinto rites at this time of year, and so of course I will be remembering you all and your kindness in my thoughts and prayers.
The best thing about Tokyo this time of year are the winter lights and in the comercial, shopping and entertainment districts the streets and buildings and public spaces are lit with beautiful light displays. The photo is of the Meguro river near by my apartment (I did not take it of course!)
This is a nice video of the Winter Lights in Sagamiko Park which is a really nice park in the north suburb of Tokyo.
I am looking forward to next year so much ! ! !
Thank you ! ! ! !
Wow, that makes my fairy lights look a bit tame. Good wishes to you and yours, have a wonderful time. xx
Winter wishes, Sakura- ‘see’ you next year…
Have a great time. All the best to you and your family.
Japanese winter lights are great but it looks like the Chinese are catching up !
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078389/Is-Chinas-coolest-town-Winter-festival-creates-city-entirely-snow-ice.html
Wishing you wonderful winter celebrations, Sakura, and I’ll take the opportunity to geg in on this post to wish all ‘Spillers a marvellous holiday. I’m sorry (meant in terms of both regretful and apologetic) to have missed most of the festivities on here – genuinely waylaid, though not with the same level of justification as barbryn – but I’ve been itching to join back in and will ensure it’s only a temporary absence.
Love to all
May xx
Happy holidays, Sakura chan! xx
Dear Sakura
Thank you for all your lovely posts this year which we have loved in general for their interesting contribution to our knowledge, Also we thank you very much for your active participation and your nice comments on our Flamenco posts that will finish next Friday. Your fine observation has made us feel Flamenco from another younger point of view and this is always a happiness.
Maki and I really hope you enjoy the Shinto rites period with your family, it does not matter what the believe you practice, the most important thing is to celebrate it together with the family and the people you love. At the end everybody has the same feeling: loving family and friends !
How unlucky anyone who cannot have this is !
All the best from us and very happy New Year.
良いお年を さくらちゃん！！
Happy New Year to you Sakura – I thought Irish people were a bit over the top with the Christmas lights, but those look amazing and tasteful too!