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		<title>Happy New Year 2023!    新年のご挨拶</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit and changed so many lives around the world, I had rung in the new year at Zojoji Temple. As we are entering the post-covid era, I find myself again returning to Zojoji Temple in the new year. Although this time, it is related to our upcoming project filming a virtual tour of Zojoji Temple in collaboration with Minato City. <br /> 2020年、コロナ感染症が大流行し、<br />
世界中の人々の生活が一変する直前、<br />
私は増上寺で新年を迎えました。<br />
ポストコロナの時代を迎え、新年早々、<br />
またまた増上寺に足を運ぶことになりました。<br />
今回は、港区との連携で、<br />
増上寺のバーチャルツアーを撮影するプロジェクトに関連してのことです。</p>
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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading" id="wishing-you-health-wealth-and-new-blessings-to-count-each-day-in-2023">Wishing you health, wealth, and new blessings to count each day in 2023!</h2>

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<p>In 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit and changed so many lives around the world, I had rung in the new year at Zojoji Temple. In Japan, many people visit temples and shrines during the new year to do &#8220;Hatsumōde&nbsp;&#8221; (初詣), or the first prayer and wish of the new year. </p>



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<p>2020年、コロナ感染症が大流行し、<br>世界中の人々の生活が一変する直前、<br>私は増上寺で新年を迎えました。<br>日本では、新年になると多くの人が寺社を訪れ、<br>「初詣」をしますね。</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="600" height="600" src="https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rachel_leng_new_year_zojoji_temple9670.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-5350" srcset="https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rachel_leng_new_year_zojoji_temple9670.jpg 600w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rachel_leng_new_year_zojoji_temple9670-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rachel_leng_new_year_zojoji_temple9670-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Visiting Zojoji Temple on New Year&#8217;s Eve (called Ōmisoka in Japanese) in 2020!<br>2020年の大晦日に増上寺を参拝しました！</figcaption></figure>



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<p><strong><br>About New Year&#8217;s Eve or Ōmisoka in Japan:</strong></p>



<p>Ōmisoka or ōtsugomori is a Japanese traditional celebration on the last day of the year. Traditionally, it was held on the final day of the 12th lunar month. With Japan&#8217;s switch to using the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, December 31 is now used for the celebration. </p>



<p>As part of the celebrations, at midnight, many visit a shinto shrine or temple for Hastumode, or the first shrine/temple visit of the year. Throughout Japan,&nbsp;Shinto shrines&nbsp;prepare&nbsp;<em>amazake</em>&nbsp;(sweet sake) to pass out to crowds that gather as midnight approaches. Most&nbsp;Buddhist temples&nbsp;have a large&nbsp;bonshō&nbsp;(Buddhist bell) that is struck once for each of the&nbsp;108 earthly temptations&nbsp;believed to cause human suffering.&nbsp;When seeing someone for the last time before the new year, it is traditional to say &#8220;Yoi o-toshi wo&#8221;&nbsp;(良いお年を, lit. &#8220;Have a good New Year&#8221;). The traditional first greeting after the beginning of the New Year is &#8220;Akemashite omedetō&nbsp;(明けましておめでとう, lit. &#8220;congratulations on the new year&#8221;).</p>



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</div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Check out my blog post from 2020 to learn more about going for the first prayer and other new year&#8217;s traditions in Japan! </figcaption></figure>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="zojoji-temple-for-hatsumode-in-2023">Zojoji Temple for Hatsumode in 2023</h2>

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<p>As we are entering the post-covid era, I find myself again returning to Zojoji Temple in the new year. Although this time, it is related to our upcoming project filming a virtual tour of Zojoji Temple in collaboration with Minato City. </p>



<p>ポストコロナの時代を迎え、新年早々、<br>またまた増上寺に足を運ぶことになりました。<br>今回は、港区との連携で、<br>増上寺のバーチャルツアーを撮影するプロジェクトに関連してのことです。</p>



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<p>During the first week of the new year, we visited Zojoji Temple not only for Hatumode, but also to interview some of the monks and key representatives of the temple for our production. </p>



<p>新年最初の週は、初詣のためだけでなく、<br>バーチャルツアー制作のためにお坊さんやお寺の主要な代表者を取材するために増上寺を訪れました。</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9267-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11539" srcset="https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9267-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9267-300x225.jpg 300w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9267-768x576.jpg 768w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9267-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9267-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Decorated Entrance of Zojoji Temple during the Hatsumode time (first week of the new year).<br>初詣の時期に飾られた増上寺の入り口。</figcaption></figure>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="721" src="https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9124-1024x721.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11540" srcset="https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9124-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9124-300x211.jpg 300w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9124-768x541.jpg 768w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9124-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9124-2048x1442.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Meeting and Interview with the director general of Zojoji, Kobayashi-Sama and other key monks of the temple who will be appearing in SeiRogai&#8217;s upcoming virtual tour. <br><br>増上寺の執事長の小林様をはじめ、寺院の主要な僧侶と打ち合わせをしてきました。<br>弊社のバーチャルツアーの撮影にも出演する予定です。</figcaption></figure>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="watching-the-sunrise">Watching the Sunrise</h2>

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<p>Another popular activity for starting off the new year in Japan is to catch the sunrise. I recently had the good fortune to catch several beautiful sunrises while filming, including the below photos when I visited Tochigi Prefecture. </p>



<p>日本の新しい年の始まりにふさわしいもうひとつの人気アクティビティは、<br>日の出を拝むことです。私は最近、栃木県を訪れた際、<br>幸運にも以下の写真を含め、撮影中にいくつかの美しい日の出を見ることができました。</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="652" src="https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B9644CD3-6ACE-4355-9E43-0BE87C0F9BD8-1024x652.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11541" srcset="https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B9644CD3-6ACE-4355-9E43-0BE87C0F9BD8-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B9644CD3-6ACE-4355-9E43-0BE87C0F9BD8-300x191.jpg 300w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B9644CD3-6ACE-4355-9E43-0BE87C0F9BD8-768x489.jpg 768w, https://rachelleng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B9644CD3-6ACE-4355-9E43-0BE87C0F9BD8.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Catching the sunrise in Tochigi Prefecture. <br>栃木県で日の出を拝む。</figcaption></figure>



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<p>To me, the sunrise is a reminder that there is always something to look forward to. Every sunrise brings with it the promise of a new beginning. No matter how dark and cold the night may have been, the sun will always rise again.</p>



<p>私にとって日の出は、いつも何かを期待させるものです。<br>朝日が昇るたびに、新たな始まりが約束されるのです。<br>どんなに暗くて寒い夜でも、太陽は必ず昇るのです。</p>



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<p>So, when we see the sunrise at the beginning of a new year, we can take a moment to reflect on all the good that is yet to come. And have hope that this year will be a better day than year before, starting with a new day.</p>



<p>だから、新しい年の始まりに日の出を見るとき、</p>



<p>私たちはこれから起こるであろうすべての良いことを振り返る時間を持つことができます。</p>



<p>そして、新しい一日から始まる今年が、一昨年よりも良い一日になるように希望を持ちましょう。</p>



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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading" id="best-wishes-for-2023-may-this-be-the-best-year-yet"><strong>Best Wishes for 2023! May this be the best year yet!</strong></h2>

<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading" id="i-look-forward-to-the-opportunities-to-do-great-things-together"><strong>I look forward to the opportunities to do great things together. 🙂</strong></h2>


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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading" id="%25e6%259c%25ac%25e5%25b9%25b4%25e3%2582%2582%25e6%25a7%2598%25e3%2580%2585%25e3%2581%25aa%25e5%25a0%25b4%25e9%259d%25a2%25e3%2581%25a7%25e3%2581%2594%25e4%25b8%2580%25e7%25b7%2592%25e3%2581%25a7%25e3%2581%258d%25e3%2582%258b%25e3%2581%2594%25e7%25b8%2581%25e3%2582%2592%25e9%25a0%2582%25e3%2581%2591%25e3%2582%258b%25e3%2581%2593">本年も様々な場面でご一緒できるご縁を頂けることを<br>心より願っております。<br>引き続き変わらぬお付き合いのほど、<br>どうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。</h2><p>The post <a href="https://rachelleng.com/happy-new-year-2023/" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Happy New Year 2023! &lt;br&gt;   新年のご挨拶</a> appeared first on <a href="https://rachelleng.com" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rachel Leng</a>.</p>
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