5 January 2006

My New Year's card


My New Year's card
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

If you are interested in the fonts on the card, and if you read Japanese, visit my blog.

上記画像の年賀状で使われているフォントなどについて、ブログで書いています。

2 January 2006

A new year window


A new year window
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A window display at a beauty salon.

Okame and Hyottoko


Okame and Hyottoko
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A window display at a beauty salon.

Bring in all kinds of good luck!


Bring in all kinds of good luck!
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A massive New Year "wreath".

Crane


Crane
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

A crane is a symbol of a long (and happy) life; traditionally, and I don't know why. 

The rope is shimenawa, which is a kind of Shinto symbolism, but today's Japanese society is far from religious basically, and this sort of "wreath", I think, has lost the "religious" sense.

a new year's poster at the door


a new year's poster at the door
Originally uploaded by nofrills.

This is a cosy cafe (organic-minded) where I enjoy a nice cup of coffee or tea and a cream puff when I'm near. (It's closed for the new year holidays.)

find my legs


find my legs
Originally uploaded by nofrills.