Year to go year to come / New Year at a rural temple and shrine in the snow: Journeys to unknown destination in Japan

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2021年01月07日

Year to go year to come / New Year at a rural temple and shrine in the snow

Happy New Year.

I spent the year-end and New Year holidays in the snowy Hokuriku region.

Joya no kane is one of the annual events held in Japanese Buddhism during the year-end and New Year holidays. It is to slap the temple bell at midnight on December 31st (New Year's Eve). Joya no kane is struck 108 times in many temples.

It was a cold day with heavy snowfall, but thanks to that, it was very quiet.
In a calm atmosphere, you can hear the sound of the joya no kane from temples here and there.

Neither "Shyokusyo-ji Temple" nor "Okafuto Shrine" are tourist destinations.
They have been in the lives of local people for a long time.

Please enjoy the atmosphere of the year-end and New Year holidays in the Japanese countryside.

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With that wish in mind, I have created videos of unknown but very attractive destinations in Japan and posted them on YouTube.
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