Otto's blog

I've not attended such a ceremony. I've only prayed in a shrine, like Masumida shrine in Ichinomiya City, at New Year's visit to a shrine.
On the other hand, if you would eat your age's beans on Setsubun (3th February) after Bean-throwing ceremony, it would get rid of your `bad luck`.

If I have to eat that many beans, maybe my stomach will GET bad luck, not get rid of it...

Are you a yakudoshi this year?
Now, I'm 3..... oh! :) 

I've never attended ceremony like this.
It seems feel sleepy...I think so too,
but not too bad, because you could get Ichigo Daifuku!
I also love it!
It's  a season of strawberry soon!

Although I felt sleepy when the priest was reading all the names, it was still an interesting experience for me, especially because I`m a foreigner in Japan. I guess not many foreigners get the chance to take part in this ceremony. Lucky me!

Ooh, now your age isn't secret anymore........Anyway, I hope you got rid of the bad luck!

Oh - you`re right! Now everybody knows I`m 25! hehe

wow, are you 42yrs?
Hopely your 'yakudoshi' will be 躍年！！

You don`t think I`m 25...?

Last year,I felt 'Yaku'.
So,I went  to shrine to exorcism.

I like Ichigo Daifuku,too.
And,I love Kurikinnton Daifuku!
Do you know it ?

Could you get rid of your bad luck? I hope so!

I`ve tried kurikinton (sweet potato & chestnut, right?) a couple of times, but I don`t like it so much; I don`t like starchy [denpun, nori, suta-chi?] sweets so much.