We went to the nearest shrine called
'Shirahama Jinja' this afternoon for the 1st time this year.

Most of
Japanese go to the shrine at the beginning of the new year to pray the
health and the good luck for this year.

It was very cold there but there were a lot of people at the shrine.

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My second daughter works
as 'Miko' , a shrine maiden for the 1st time of her life.

It had been
very hard for her to work outside because of the cold wind, but it will
be a good experience for her.