January 2022

⛇ ⛇ ⛇  January 2022 ⛇ ⛇ ⛇  

Dondo-Yaki ～burning of New Year's decorations～

Dondo-Yaki is a traditional fire festival to pray for sound health which is held on around January 15th. People gather New Year's ornaments of the neighborhood to burn them in a big bonfire in the grounds of a shrine. Spirits of the new year are supposed to go home with the smoke of this fire. 

Asakusa Bridge

Chuo Bridge

Peace  Love  Health  2022

When it's -8°C for a couple days...

 

When it's -8°C (17.6°F) for a couple days...

the glass doors frost up, from top to bottom!

Happy New Year 2022!

 

Happy Holidays!

 

December 2021

 ✦✧✦ December 2021 ✦✧✦

As soon as winter comes, it has already been freezing and a heavy snow.

Shiwasu, another name of December in Japan, is frequently in use to describe busy time at the end of the year.

24th December 2021, Lantern Tree at Asakusa Bridge

The view from the train window

Hot Spring hotel and Ryotei, GINRINSOU

Bunkou, a fire dog 🐶 ～Christmas Version～

Best of luck in the year to come.

November 2021

☃ ☃ ☃ November 2021 ☃ ☃ ☃

The first snow of the season!

It was later than usual and suddenly a heavy snow.

Otaru Canal

Chuo Bridge

North Canal

Asakusa Bridge 

Canal Plaza

Bunkou, a fire dog 🐶 

～Winter Version～

Former Temiya Railway

And just like that...it's winter!

And just like that...it's winter!!

It has been a rather warm month for us and only saw light snowfall 

since mid-November. While we were enjoying the beginning of winter 

and getting ready for the upcoming season by bringing out our winter 

coats, boots, and snow shovels, the scenery completely changed 

overnight and we were suddenly in the dead of winter!

What a difference a day makes! 

Nov. 23, 2021 (Tue)                   Nov. 24, 2021 (Wed)

7:30am                                      7:00am

   

    

  

  

Nov. 24 (Wed), taken from JR Otaru Station