New Years Day

New Years day we went to Yoshino to visit a few more shrine and temples. It was really quite and most of the shops were closed. Mika wore her kimono so i had a chance to take some great photos in an a nice setting. Before going to Yoshino we had a traditional new years day breakfast. Osechi which is cold vegetables and fish cooked a few days before so you don't have to prepare on the day. It tasted ok but i would have preferred a hot meal on a cold winters morning.

new years prayers at Yoshino

nice hot udon for lunch at Yoshino across from Kipunsenji temple.

walking down to no-ten daijin temple at Yoshino. There were a lot of steep stair and i'm not sure how mika didn't take a spill wearing the traditional slippers.

just a funny statue at the temple

inside the temple buring candles and incence to pray for good luck