Happy New Year!! I hope you are all enjoying 2009!
I have actually caught a cold here in Japan underestimating the weather. I always compare the weather to Canada so I always tell myself it's not cold when it really is. The temperature is usually 8-10 degrees Celsius. So here I am bedridden typing in my blog.
I don't have pics uploaded onto the computer yet so I won't be putting pics on this post.
For the New Years I went to a nearby shrine with my family where a huge line up of people were waiting to give their prayers and ring the bell. Another thing we did was make mochi (rice cake). It's a tradition in Japan to make mochi together for New Years. So what you do is get hot steamed rice, put it a bowl and hammer it until the rice grains fuse together. Here is a video of my cousin taking part in the ritual:
They gave out the mochi for free and flavoured it with soybean powder. They also gave us free cups of sweet rice wine which I thought tasted kinda gross. There was also a fire to keep everyone warm because we were outdoors for a while.
Well that's it for now, I'll put pics up when I get the chance!
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That's the first time I heard about people making mochi for new year's in Japan! fresh mochi must taste good!!!!
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