I hope that everyone reading this newsletter had a Happy New Year. For me, it has been quite an eventful week since Christmas. I did a tour guide for foreign tourists twice in one week. I should have done it other weeks instead of this busy week, but it is the right time since foreign travellers are coming back after the pandemic. Guiding new clients is very exciting. There are lots of new findings from these experiences. No matter how busy I am, there are several routines I can't miss. They may not be typical routines for the Japanese, but they may help you understand some Japanese customs. Today I will write about these routines from the year-end to the new year of 2023 with some photographs.
I'm glad you survived your sobayu-wari session. Being someone who neither drinks nor likes intensely cold temperatures, I'm amazed by your stunts.
By the way, a few days ago I too guided a couple of tourists, around Akihabara and Kuramae.