Miwa Shrine in Nara is the oldest shrine in Japan. There is no shrine even after passing through the torii gate, and Mt.Miwayama behind it is the main deity. On the New Year’s Day, tens of thousands of people will go to worship.

About 70 years ago, there was a scene of making rice cakes everywhere in Japan.  Old and young men and women from all over the neighborhood gathered for this event.  Everyone was poor but the heart was rich.

I can only hear the gushing sound of the hot spring. Fun, sad, various memories of this year are reflected in the rising steam and are gone out. This now is the time of bliss.

This is a photo from Mika Yamasaki who lives near Shimanto River in Kochi Prefecture. Shikonnobotan is native to Brazil and blooms from autumn to winter. The name is because the flowers are large and conspicuous and have blue and purple colors.

Narcissus is already in full bloom on the coast of Pacific side of Japan. Narcissus is already in full bloom on the coast of Pacific side of Japan.  Narcissus is said to be a flower that tells the spring, but the New Year has not yet come.

Today is Christmas.  Christmas news from Facebook friends around the world is gotten. But there are still many people in the world who are not happy during this Christmas. I hope these people also get Merry Christmas!

Looking at the pictures of the mountains that clibmed around on young days while getting warmed at the kotatsu makes me feel complicated. The urge to climb right now and the frustration of not being able to climb anymore intersect.

September 22 is the winter solstice.  In Japan, it is customary to eat pumpkin on this day. Just as we have the habit of eating eels on the summer solstice, we eat nutritious food and get over the harsh season.

Many cyclamens are displayed in the florist at this time. The cyclamen are colorful, red, white and pink, with a variety of small flowers, large flowers, and double flowering. The bright red cyclamen appear to have a rising flame.

Primula is a winter flower that blooms from November to April of the following year. They bloom tiny colorful flowers one after another, conveying warmth to us under the cold sky.