Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Last Day of 2015

Was watching the 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Singing Competition), finally the Red team (girls) won! That was their first win since 2011, I was hoping no the guys again! When it ended at 11.45pm, we dressed up and drove to the shrine. I was reluctant to go as S initially wanted to walk all the way (take around 20 - 30 mins ) under the freezing weather (-2 degree). He was afraid there was no place to park, since many will be heading to the shrine. In the end we drove to try our luck and I went since we should be together to welcome 2016. After we parked the car and walked towards the shrine, the road was frozen! To the extend I was slipping and about to fall couple of times in my snow boots, those Japanese ladies in heels were hopping and exclaiming! My retribution for secretly thinking that I would laugh at them if they fell lol! 

I was surprised to see majority was young people with their friends. S told me that was the time for guy to pick girls up (at the shrine?!). While waiting, I was fairly listening to the group of 3 (should be in early 20s guys) passing comment on some girls that passed by us. One of them was passing remark how he would not choose this type of girl (The girl was dressed in bright pink shorts (very short type, everyone was eyeing on her when she passed by including me!) with black stockings with holes and boots. Just that I was thinking... Omg.... So sexy but ... she was not freezing? 

Happy New Year everyone!

Unryudaigongen shrine in Misawa. I was seriously lack of exercise, my legs were cramping the next day after the flight of stairs.

top of the shrine

crab feast! some of it we brought, the nama crab (raw) was given by obaachan. Only realise now S dislike the raw crab.

expensive cha siew we brought for this special day

Following Japanese custom: A must to watch 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Singing Competition)


did not expect long queue to pray at the strike of 12am

it was all the way down the steps

Happy New Year 2016!

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