I visited Suma Temple to pray for a good year at midnight on 01/JAN with my friends. The temple was so beautiful becuase it was lit up（ライトアップ）and 600 candles were put along the both side of a road from Sumadera Station to Suma Temple. There are 88 stone statues to pray. It means we have to ringed 88 times in front of those statues.One of my friends come up with a good idea. We ringed a bell like a kind of music. Actually it is not good maner but the tone of bell is really beautiful.
After visiting the temple, we went to Karaoke to Sannomiya to kill the time. Becuase there are no tarins to Himeji. So we have to wait until the first train runs. After Karaoke,we went to see the first sunrise of the rear at the harbor land in Kobe. It was freezing cold, My friend got a chillblain. And the cloud was blocking the sun so we had to wait for a long time to see the sunrise. But once we could see the sunrise, I was moved. beautiful!
I wish you a year that brings good friends, good health, and good things! Happy New Year!!
Jan 03rd 2010 17:00
HAPPY YOU NEW YEAR 2010!
The temple was so beautiful becuase it was lit up（ライトアップ）and 600 candles were put along the both sides of a road from Sumadera Station to Suma Temple.
There are 88 stone statues to pray to.
It means we had to ringed (a bell?) 88 times in front of those statues.
One of my friends came up with a good idea.
Actually it is not considered good manners to do so but the tone of bell is was really beautiful.
After visiting the temple, we went to for Karaoke to at Sannomiya to kill the time.
Becuase there are were no trains to Himeji.
So we have to wait until the first train runs arrived.
After Karaoke,we went to see the first sunrise of the rear at the harbor land in Kobe.
I wish you a year that shall bring yougood friends, good health, and good things!
Thank you! Happy new year!!
今年もdarkhonorさんにとっていい年でありますように。
shifuさん
あけましておめでとう。今年もshifuさんにたくさんのいいことがありますように。
写真かわりましたね！
日本にいた時よく電車に乗ったので、私たち（Rieさんと私）って同じ電車に乗ったことがあるかも...ね。不思議？
あけましておめでとうー！