The scene of the year-end and New Year holidays has changed considerably from the past. Elderly people are attracted by the nostalgia that they used to be.  When we begin to feel like that, we may no longer be able to adapt to the changing times.

As I was walking around Sannenzaka in Higashiyama, Kyoto, light snow began to flicker. Instinctively, I opened the lattice door of the tea shop beside the road and entered. I ordered Kyo-Zenzai. I have not forgotten as yet that it was delicious.

ぜんざいは関西と関東で内容が違います。粒餡の入った汁物を関西ではぜんざいと言いますが、関東ではお汁粉。汁気のない餡だけのものを関東ではぜんざい、関西では小倉とか亀山または金時とか言います。また、こし餡のものは、関西ではお汁粉、関東ではこれもお汁粉。ややこしいですね。