Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Hatsuhinode 2025

Hatsuhinode means first sunrise and in Japan it is considered good luck to see the first sunrise of the year. 


I got up early on January 1st and walked to the beach near Kunozan. I  didn’t get cold walking because the walk was long. Once I got there, it was a spectacular show.



















After witnessing this spectacular sunrise, I walked up the 1159 steps to Kunozan Shrine. It took 20 minutes to get to the top. Much of the walk is in the trees, but you can see the top and bottom in this picture.




I had several views of Mt. Fuji as I walked home.





I can’t think of a better way to bring in the new year!

4 comments:

Queeniepatch said...

That was a wonderful start to the new year.

diamondc said...

Hello Pamela: What a fun idea for the first day of the year, I love seeing the sunwise, every morning.

Catherine

Jeanie said...

Good for you! That is lovely -- I can't honestly remember when I have seen a sunrise. I'm sure I have sometime. But who knows...

kiwikid said...

What a great thing to do, beautiful photos - looked like the Shrine was busy.