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Happy New Year everyone! Hope that Year 2012 will be a good and fruitful year.
This year is the dragon year. The ornament shown in the picture was bought from Kamakura’s Hasedera when I went sightseeing. For this full one year, it will be sitting right on my office table.

Every year as it is, New Year in tokyo is extremely quiet. Most people take this chance to go home for vacation. And MY only leisure will be — SHOPPING!
SALE, BARGAINS begins from 1st-Jan. I actually enjoy New Year’s day in Tokyo every year
o(^-^)o　

Here I come, SALE ≡≡≡ﾍ(*–)ﾉ

According to the Chinese Zodiac, Year 2011 is the year of the rabbit.
How time flies… Today is the last day of Year 2011. In just a few hours time，the rabbit ornament that has been lying in my office for the past one year has to make way for the dragon.

Mr. Rabbit will be cleaned, wrapped and kept where previous animals that had completed their jobs are currently housed. He reminds me that I am going to be an year older again (;_;)

Goodbye，Year 2011…

Mirror shape rice cakes make their appearances near to New Year. These rice cakes which usually come in two-tiers are considered to be an offering item to god during the New Year. To the Japanese people, 28-Dec is an auspicious day to display the mirror rice cake.

Designs to include ornaments of oranges, Japanese beckoning cat (Maneki Neko), representative animal of the Year (following the Chinese astrology of 12 Zodiac animals) sitting on top of the rice cake is fast becoming a standard. This culture most probably rings a bell. Do not be surprised that actually, occasional parts of Japanese cultures are identical to that of Chinese ones.

After some considerations, I opted for the Japanese beckoning cat which is largely believed to bring good luck. ‘MONEY MONEY MONEY’ — I want to strike lottery ($ $)!