1 January 2004
Last Updated: 18/09/04
Mum,
Dad, Tom and I went to see the Echizen Daibutsu on New Year's Day. It's
the only day of the year when it's free to get in (we didn't know that before we
turned up!). It was raining, and there were a lot of people there -
fulfilling the Japanese ritual of visiting a temple or shrine (or both) in the
first few days of the new year.
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A traditional Japanese New Year decoration Kadomatsu |
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Mum and Dad in the
rain! |
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The Daibutsu - with people, for scale! |
| The main building - note the snow! |
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