Friday, January 2, 2009

Happy New Year!

Akemashite omedeto!

"Kakizome" is the tradition of writing with brush and ink on January 2nd. "Kaki" means write and "zome" means first occasion.

Copyright 2009

On New Year's Day last year, I was in Kushiro to see these birds. My heart instantly flies to Kushiro as I watch these crane photos beautifully compiled by my friend--a traveler that I met at the sanctuary, Akan Tancho no Sato.

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