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Mizuka and I are off to Munakata shrine, the local Shinto shrine for the New Year count-down. We'll be celebrating it with our new neighbors. See you all on the other side!
Off to Munakata shrine »
Joi
Dec 31, 2003 - 23:33 UTC »
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Just curious? Do Japanese view the new year's ritual in the same way the Chinese do? I mean, in a more materialistic way - wishing manly for more money and material happiness than actual spiritual happiness.