Happy New Year!

Happy New Years Everyone! I ran off with Satoko, her sister and her sisters friend today to Hachiman-gu. Like all good people, we ran up there, threw our 15 Yen, claped twice and climbed out of line....
Crazy Crazy Crazy.... But not as bad as Narita last year, Just a lot colder...

Enjoy the Pictures

-Tom

Throw Peanuts a Demons Festivals ?

Well, I haven’t really written for some time…. The Last week has been pretty much… So much homework!!!! But, It’s ok. I had to write then rewrite and rewrite some speck about Canada in Japanese…. It was really hard!!
I’m surprised that I could do it! But, I guess I really have to hand it to those little dictionaries, There like little bibles! Oodles of information!!
I wish I could have one built into my head……Maybe not…

Anyways, Today I went back into downtown with Toshiko!! (*Such a wonderful lady!*)
Today was the Peanuts Throwing Festival ~~!! , ( I forgot the real name…)
It’s done to chase away bad spirits.

You get to throw peanuts at people!! What better festival could there be!!!!
But really, although it was a bit cold, I really really enjoyed it!
While I was waiting for the Festival to start, I eyed the only other foreigner there, besides Nicole whom I came with. Anyways, we got talking and he was from the States on a 1 year work exchange at one of the smaller high schools. He seemed pretty nice, but he lives a considerably far distances from where I live. It might be difficult of us to meet.

Anyways, After Toshiko treated us to lunch, which by the way, was very very good!!

That about sums it up, Write later

Love and Kisses

-Tom


Pictures with the Rock Spilting Tree.

AWESOME TOSHIKO!!! ---------Oh Dad, You would love this!! Look!!! ( The Public Well)
The Water here is awesome and very fresh!! You can still drink from it!

This guy got me good... A hand full of peanuts...

Narita San - Night

Hey everyone, I've when back to the Temple I was talking about... And My friend was right... It's insane.. the lines were huge!! And the Police weren't directing the people anymore, they were controlling us like cars.

Basically what happened is that all the people are funneled though a large walkway.
Then, the people in the front are stopped by 5 police holding hands.
Then the Police walk forward about 6 meters and stop.
Then this step is repeated for the people behind. Thus creating a cube's or groups of humans.

Then this cube is escorted to the temple.

Heading for the Funnel


In my Cube, waiting for the Cube of humans ahead of us to finish throwing money in the money pot and making their wishes.

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