{"id":94378,"date":"2026-01-23T14:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/?p=94378"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:49:46","slug":"%e3%80%90jes%e3%80%91a-lovely-winter-holiday%e3%80%80%e2%80%90%e7%b4%a0%e6%95%b5%e3%81%aa%e4%bc%91%e6%97%a5%e2%80%90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/?p=94378","title":{"rendered":"\u3010JES\u3011A Lovely Winter Holiday\u3000\u2010\u7d20\u6575\u306a\u4f11\u65e5\u2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone\uff01<\/p>\n<p>How have you been\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>\u6587\u7406\u5b66\u9662\u82f1\u4f1a\u8a71\u90e8\u9580\u306e<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;font-size: 24pt\"><ruby><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">J<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">oyful<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000\"> E<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">nglish<\/span> <span style=\"color: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/new_year2026\/es.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2db1912b159b695ce7bd3bb685c8b520-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2db1912b159b695ce7bd3bb685c8b520-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2db1912b159b695ce7bd3bb685c8b520-3-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2db1912b159b695ce7bd3bb685c8b520-3-768x246.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2db1912b159b695ce7bd3bb685c8b520-3-624x200.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/new_year2026\/jr.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94712 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/31211ec4059610647407f09fd138e759.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/31211ec4059610647407f09fd138e759.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/31211ec4059610647407f09fd138e759-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/31211ec4059610647407f09fd138e759-768x246.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/31211ec4059610647407f09fd138e759-624x200.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u30cb\u30fc\u30ca\u5148\u751f\u306e\u5e74\u672b\u5e74\u59cb\u306e\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3092\u30b7\u30a7\u30a2\u3057\u307e\u3059\u306d\uff01\u4eca\u56de\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u3092\u8aad\u3081\u308b\u304b\u306a\u30c1\u30e3\u30ec\u30f3\u30b8\uff01\u305c\u3072\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u307f\u3066\u306d\u266a\u7406\u89e3\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u306a\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>\u3055\u3041\uff01Let\u2019s challenge!!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nina from Fujiyoshida Branch here!<\/p>\n<p>As we reach the end of the first month of the New Year and onwards, it&#8217;s nice to look back and think on how you started the New Year. Me, well, I started it in Shizuoka, at the Izu Peninsula! So, here&#8217;s a lookback on how I started 2026!<\/p>\n<p>\u5bcc\u58eb\u5409\u7530\u6821\u306eNina\u3067\u3059\uff01\u65b0\u5e74\u304c\u59cb\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3042\u3063\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9593\u306b\u6700\u521d\u306e\uff11\u30f6\u6708\u304c\u7d42\u308f\u308d\u3046\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u306d\u3002\u3053\u306e\u6642\u671f\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u3001\u300c\u4eca\u5e74\u306f\u3069\u3093\u306a\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u304d\u3063\u305f\u304b\u306a\uff1f\u300d\u3068\u632f\u308a\u8fd4\u308a\u305f\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u79c1\u306e\u5834\u5408\u30012026\u5e74\u306e\u59cb\u307e\u308a\u306f\u9759\u5ca1\u770c\u306e\u4f0a\u8c46\u534a\u5cf6\u3067\u8fce\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u4eca\u56de\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u306e2026\u5e74\u306e\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u5c11\u3057\u632f\u308a\u8fd4\u3063\u3066\u307f\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>My sister and I collected our friends from Kawasaki and went on a long, 4-hour drive down to the furthest point in Izu. We were renting a small house in Kawazu, nearby the historical town of Shimoda, that is famous for its beautiful cherry blossom alleyways. Of course, we went in the middle of Winter, so there were no cherry blossoms, haha.<\/p>\n<p>\u59c9\u3068\u79c1\u306f\u5ddd\u5d0e\u306b\u4f4f\u3080\u53cb\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u306b\u884c\u304d\u3001\u4f0a\u8c46\u534a\u5cf6\u306e\u6700\u5357\u7aef\u3092\u76ee\u6307\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7d044\u6642\u9593\u306e\u30c9\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6ede\u5728\u3057\u305f\u306e\u306f\u6cb3\u6d25\u306b\u3042\u308b\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u4e00\u8ed2\u5bb6\u3002\u6cb3\u6d25\u306f\u4e0b\u7530\u306e\u8fd1\u304f\u3067\u3001\u7f8e\u3057\u3044\u685c\u4e26\u6728\u3067\u6709\u540d\u306a\u6b74\u53f2\u3042\u308b\u753a\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3068\u306f\u3044\u3048\u3001\u8a2a\u308c\u305f\u306e\u306f\u771f\u51ac\u3002\u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u307e\u3060\u685c\u306f\u54b2\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f(\u7b11)<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, between the clear skies, azure sea, and exotic plants, it would be safe to wonder whether were truly experiencing a cold Winter or having the time of our life on some tropical island.<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u6f84\u307f\u5207\u3063\u305f\u9752\u7a7a\u3001\u30a8\u30e1\u30e9\u30eb\u30c9\u30d6\u30eb\u30fc\u306e\u6d77\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u5357\u56fd\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u690d\u7269\u305f\u3061\u306b\u56f2\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3001\u300c\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u51ac\u3092\u904e\u3054\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\uff1f\u300d\u305d\u308c\u3068\u3082\u300c\u3069\u3053\u304b\u5357\u306e\u5cf6\u3067\u6700\u9ad8\u306e\u6642\u9593\u3092\u904e\u3054\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\uff1f\u300d\u3068\u3001\u305d\u3093\u306a\u98a8\u306b\u932f\u899a\u3057\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u307b\u3069\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142521_044-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142521_044-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142521_044-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142521_044-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142521_044.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first day of our arrival was actually mostly spent on preparing for the New Years; decorating, cooking, and planning out what we could explore in the following days. And, though our decor may be Christmas themed, we were very much in a New Year&#8217;s Eve mood.<\/p>\n<p>\u4f0a\u8c46\u306b\u5230\u7740\u3057\u305f\u521d\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u3092\u5e74\u8d8a\u3057\u306e\u6e96\u5099\u306b\u8cbb\u3084\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u90e8\u5c4b\u3092\u30c7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3001\u6599\u7406\u3092\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3053\u308c\u304b\u3089\u6570\u65e5\u9593\u3067\u3069\u3053\u3092\u89b3\u5149\u3059\u308b\u304b\u3092\u307f\u3093\u306a\u3067\u76f8\u8ac7\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u98fe\u308a\u3064\u3051\u306f\u5c11\u3057\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u3063\u307d\u3044\u96f0\u56f2\u6c17\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u6c17\u5206\u306f\u3057\u3063\u304b\u308a\u5927\u6666\u65e5\u3002\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u5e74\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u308b\u30ef\u30af\u30ef\u30af\u611f\u306b\u5305\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142542_397-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142542_397-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142542_397-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142542_397-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142542_397-624x610.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142542_397.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142553_339-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142553_339-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142553_339-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142553_339-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142553_339-624x399.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142553_339.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Ukraine, there are many families that celebrate New Year&#8217;s Eve very similarly to Christmas, by giving presents and merrymaking. So, between giving presents to each one of us FROM each one of us, we ended up with a massive present pile under the New Year&#8217;s Christmas Tree.<\/p>\n<p>\u5b9f\u306f\u30a6\u30af\u30e9\u30a4\u30ca\u3067\u306f\u3001\u5927\u6666\u65e5\u3092\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u304a\u795d\u3044\u3092\u3059\u308b\u5bb6\u5ead\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30d7\u30ec\u30bc\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u8d08\u308a\u5408\u3044\u3001\u306b\u304e\u3084\u304b\u306b\u904e\u3054\u3059\u306e\u304c\u5b9a\u756a\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3002\u4eca\u56de\u3082\u307f\u3093\u306a\u304c\u4e00\u4eba\u3072\u3068\u308a\u306b\u30d7\u30ec\u30bc\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u7528\u610f\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u30fb\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30c4\u30ea\u30fc\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3073\u3063\u304f\u308a\u3059\u308b\u307b\u3069\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u306e\u30d7\u30ec\u30bc\u30f3\u30c8\u304c\u7a4d\u307f\u4e0a\u304c\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142610_957-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142610_957-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142610_957-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142610_957-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142610_957.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142614_671-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142614_671-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142614_671-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142614_671-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142614_671.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next day, on the 31st, after we finished preparing, we decided to go down to Shimoda and explore it properly. We took a short walk around the historical area and found an <em>oden<\/em> stand that was surprisingly open on New Year&#8217;s Eve. That led to us having a wonderful pre-dinner snack at twilight, right next to the crashing waves of the pier as the first stars started appearing. The wind was incredibly cold, but the soup and variety of ingredients warmed us to the extent where we did not care &#8211; it simply felt enchanting.<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u306e\u7fcc\u65e5\u306e31\u65e5\u306f\u6e96\u5099\u3092\u4e00\u901a\u308a\u7d42\u3048\u305f\u3042\u3068\u3001\u4e0b\u7530\u307e\u3067\u8db3\u3092\u306e\u3070\u3057\u3066\u3001\u8857\u3092\u3086\u3063\u304f\u308a\u6563\u7b56\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6b74\u53f2\u3042\u308b\u30a8\u30ea\u30a2\u3092\u5c11\u3057\u6b69\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3001\u5927\u6666\u65e5\u306b\u3082\u95a2\u308f\u3089\u305a\u55b6\u696d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304a\u3067\u3093\u5c4b\u53f0\u3092\u767a\u898b\u3002\u305d\u308c\u304c\u304d\u3063\u304b\u3051\u3067\u3001\u5915\u66ae\u308c\u6642\u306b\u685f\u6a4b\u306b\u6253\u3061\u5bc4\u305b\u308b\u6ce2\u306e\u97f3\u3092\u805e\u304d\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u661f\u304c\u3059\u3053\u3057\u305a\u3064\u7a7a\u306b\u6d6e\u304b\u3073\u59cb\u3081\u308b\u6642\u9593\u5e2f\u306b\u3001\u5915\u98ef\u524d\u306e\u7d20\u6575\u306a\u304a\u3084\u3064\u6642\u9593\u3092\u697d\u3057\u3080\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u98a8\u306f\u9a5a\u304f\u307b\u3069\u51b7\u305f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30a2\u30c4\u30a2\u30c4\u306e\u304a\u3067\u3093\u30b9\u30fc\u30d7\u3068\u3001\u3044\u308d\u3044\u308d\u306a\u5177\u6750\u306e\u304a\u304b\u3052\u3067\u3001\u4f53\u306f\u3059\u3063\u304b\u308a\u6e29\u307e\u308a\u3001\u5bd2\u3055\u306a\u3093\u3066\u6c17\u306b\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u307b\u3069\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305f\u3060\u305f\u3060\u3001\u9b54\u6cd5\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u7d20\u6575\u306a\u6642\u9593\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142536_160-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142536_160-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142536_160-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142536_160-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142536_160.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, of course, came the New Year! We had set the table, everything ready, and the cat enjoying its warm spot right under the heater. Turned on some music and spent the majority of the time talking, eating, and playing boardgames. Honestly, it&#8217;s hard to explain just how quickly time passed and we all only checked the time about 5 minutes before midnight. Good food and company can do that to you, haha!<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u3088\u3044\u3088\u65b0\u5e74\u306e\u77ac\u9593\u304c\u3084\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30c6\u30fc\u30d6\u30eb\u306e\u6e96\u5099\u306f\u4e07\u7aef\u3002\u53cb\u4eba\u306e\u98fc\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u732b\u306f\u3001\u30d2\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc\u306e\u771f\u4e0b\u306b\u3042\u308b\u4e00\u756a\u6e29\u304b\u3044\u7279\u7b49\u5e2d\u3067\u3001\u3059\u3063\u304b\u308a\u304f\u3064\u308d\u304e\u30e2\u30fc\u30c9\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u97f3\u697d\u3092\u6d41\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u304a\u8a71\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3001\u98df\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30dc\u30fc\u30c9\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u3057\u3066\uff0e\uff0e\uff0e\u305d\u3093\u306a\u98a8\u306b\u904e\u3054\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3046\u3061\u306b\u3001\u3042\u3063\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9593\u306b\u6642\u9593\u304c\u904e\u304e\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6c17\u3065\u3051\u3070\u5348\u524d0\u6642\u306e5\u5206\u524d\u3002\u304a\u3044\u3057\u3044\u6599\u7406\u3068\u3001\u5fc3\u5730\u3088\u3044\u4ef2\u9593\u305f\u3061\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3001\u6642\u9593\u306f\u3042\u3063\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9593\u306b\u904e\u304e\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u306d(\u7b11)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142558_858-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142558_858-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142558_858-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142558_858-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142558_858.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142606_333-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142606_333-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142606_333-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142606_333-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142606_333.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On January 1st, we went to sleep around 7AM. So, it&#8217;s no surprise that we woke up around 3PM! But we still had a multitude of things we had planned to do to welcome in the New Year, so off we went, taking a drive along the coast. Now, we had initially planned to go to <em>hatsumode <\/em>in the morning, but by the time we got there, the stands were all closed and the majority of Shirahama shrine was closed to visitors.<\/p>\n<p>1\u67081\u65e5\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u671d\u306e7\u6642\u9803\u306b\u5bdd\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u8d77\u304d\u305f\u306e\u306f\u306a\u3093\u3068\u5348\u5f8c3\u6642\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u307e\u3042\u3001\u305d\u3046\u306d\u308b\u3088\u306d\uff0e\uff0e\uff0e\u3068\u3044\u3046\u611f\u3058\u3067\u3059(\u7b11)\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u65b0\u5e74\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u308b\u306b\u3042\u305f\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3044\u304f\u3064\u304b\u3084\u308a\u305f\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8a08\u753b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u6c17\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u76f4\u3057\u3066\u6d77\u6cbf\u3044\u3092\u30c9\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u672c\u5f53\u306f\u671d\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u521d\u8a63\u306b\u884c\u304f\u4e88\u5b9a\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u5230\u7740\u3057\u305f\u9803\u306b\u306f\u5c4b\u53f0\u306f\u3059\u3067\u306b\u5168\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3066\u3001\u767d\u6d5c\u795e\u793e\u3082\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306e\u5834\u6240\u304c\u53c2\u62dd\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u72b6\u6cc1\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142713_605-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142713_605-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142713_605-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142713_605-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142713_605-624x829.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142713_605.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142832_183-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142832_183-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142832_183-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142832_183-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142832_183-624x829.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142832_183.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, we paid our respects, prayed for the new year, took a few photos and went down to Shirahama Beach to light some sparklers. It was so cold on the beach, but the excitement of seeing sparklers go off in our hands was beyond words! We must have spent at least 2 hours lighting them up (as me and my sister may have bought way too many fireworks for just 4 people haha)!<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u304a\u53c2\u308a\u3092\u3057\u3066\u65b0\u5e74\u306e\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3054\u3068\u3092\u3057\u3001\u5199\u771f\u3092\u4f55\u679a\u304b\u64ae\u3063\u3066\u304b\u3089\u3001\u767d\u6d5c\u30d3\u30fc\u30c1\u3078\u79fb\u52d5\u3057\u3066\u624b\u6301\u3061\u82b1\u706b\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6d77\u8fba\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u5bd2\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u624b\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u82b1\u706b\u304c\u30d1\u30c1\u30d1\u30c1\u3068\u306f\u3058\u3051\u308b\u77ac\u9593\u306f\u3001\u8a00\u8449\u306b\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u307b\u3069\u30ef\u30af\u30ef\u30af\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6c17\u3065\u3051\u3070\u3001\u5c11\u306a\u304f\u3068\u30822\u6642\u9593\u306f\u82b1\u706b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u79c1\u3068\u59c9\u304c\u30014\u4eba\u5206\u3088\u308a\u3082\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u591a\u3059\u304e\u308b\u91cf\u306e\u82b1\u706b\u3092\u8cb7\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u2026\uff01(\u7b11)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142648_805-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142648_805-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142648_805-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142648_805-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142648_805.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142717_205-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142717_205-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142717_205-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142717_205-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142717_205-624x829.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142717_205.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_143217_302-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_143217_302-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_143217_302-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_143217_302-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_143217_302-624x829.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_143217_302.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next day it was actually the birthday of one of the friends with us. We woke early in the morning, redid the decorations from a Christmas theme to a Birthday theme and bought a cake! We then went to a proper <em>hatsumode<\/em> at Shirahama shrine, this time including everything &#8211; prayers, <em>omikuji<\/em>, <em>emma<\/em>, and going to the seaside <em>torii<\/em>. Now, not to brag, but I am very proud of the fact that this in my 3rd year in a row of pulling a <em>Daikichi<\/em> fortune on <em>hatsumode<\/em>. I may not be biggest believer in mystical things, but that certainly feels like more than a coincidence!<\/p>\n<p>\u7fcc\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u6765\u3066\u3044\u305f\u53cb\u4eba\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u65e5\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u671d\u65e9\u304f\u8d77\u304d\u3066\u3001\u90e8\u5c4b\u306e\u98fe\u308a\u3064\u3051\u3092\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u4ed5\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u30d0\u30fc\u30ba\u30c7\u30fc\u4ed5\u69d8\u306b\u66ff\u3048\u3001\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\u3082\u7528\u610f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u6539\u3081\u3066\u767d\u6d5c\u795e\u793e\u306b\u521d\u8a63\u306b\u3002\u4eca\u56de\u306f\u304d\u3061\u3093\u3068\u304a\u53c2\u308a\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3001\u304a\u307f\u304f\u3058\u3092\u5f15\u304d\u3001\u7d75\u99ac\u3092\u66f8\u304d\u3001\u6d77\u306b\u9762\u3057\u305f\u9ce5\u5c45\u307e\u3067\u8db3\u3092\u904b\u3073\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u81ea\u6162\u3059\u308b\u308f\u3051\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u306a\u3093\u3068\u521d\u8a63\u3067\u5f15\u3044\u305f\u304a\u307f\u304f\u3058\u306f\u3001\u3053\u308c\u30673\u5e74\u9023\u7d9a\u306e\u300c\u5927\u5409\u300d\uff01<br \/>\n\u5360\u3044\u3084\u30b9\u30d4\u30ea\u30c1\u30e5\u30a2\u30eb\u3092\u5f37\u304f\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u30bf\u30a4\u30d7\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3055\u3059\u304c\u306b\u5076\u7136\u3068\u306f\u601d\u3048\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6c17\u304c\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142856_780-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142856_780-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142856_780-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142856_780-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142856_780-624x829.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142856_780.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142904_610-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142904_610-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142904_610-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142904_610-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142904_610-624x829.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142904_610.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wind was incredibly strong this close to the open ocean, but the view was simply incredible! The seaside torii was somewhat difficult to get to, but I can safely say, these may be some of my favorite pictures and views from this day! We then walked along the beach to get to the car park, though some of us (namely, my sister) actually went and walked THROUGH the water! According to her, it was the perfect temperature to swim in, haha!<\/p>\n<p>\u5e83\u5927\u306a\u6d77\u306b\u8fd1\u3044\u5834\u6240\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u98a8\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u5f37\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u666f\u8272\u306f\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u6d77\u306b\u9762\u3057\u305f\u9ce5\u5c45\u306b\u884c\u304f\u306e\u306f\u5c11\u3057\u5927\u5909\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u3053\u306e\u65e5\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3084\u666f\u8272\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3082\u3001\u7279\u306b\u304a\u6c17\u306b\u5165\u308a\u306e\u3072\u3068\u3064\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u99d0\u8eca\u5834\u306b\u623b\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6d77\u6cbf\u3044\u3092\u6b69\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u4f55\u3068\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u4e2d\u306e\u3072\u3068\u308a(\u4f55\u3092\u96a0\u305d\u3046\u3001\u79c1\u306e\u59c9\u3067\u3059\uff09\u306f\u3001\u6d77\u306e\u4e2d\u3092\u6b69\u3044\u3066\u623b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f(\u7b11)<br \/>\n\u672c\u4eba\u66f0\u304f\u3001\u300c\u6cf3\u3050\u306e\u306b\u3061\u3087\u3046\u3069\u3044\u3044\u6e29\u5ea6\u3060\u3063\u305f\u300d\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142630_947-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142630_947-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142630_947-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142630_947-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142630_947.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142636_327-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142636_327-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142636_327-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142636_327-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142636_327.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142640_004-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142640_004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142640_004-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142640_004-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142640_004.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the day was spent playing board games and just having a good time, relaxing! The 3rd of January was our final full day in Izu, so we decided to revisit Shimoda proper and went up the ropeway to the Aizendo temple. The view from the ropeway was beyond stunning &#8211; with the weather so clear too, we could see the horizon and ocean in the most beautiful hues of blue.<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u306f\u3001\u30dc\u30fc\u30c9\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3001\u306e\u3093\u3073\u308a\u904e\u3054\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3068\u3001\u30ea\u30e9\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u3057\u305f\u6642\u9593\u3092\u697d\u3057\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\n1\u67083\u65e5\u306f\u4f0a\u8c46\u3067\u904e\u3054\u3059\u6700\u5f8c\u306e\u4e00\u65e5\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u518d\u3073\u4e0b\u7530\u306e\u8857\u3078\u884c\u304d\u3001\u30ed\u30fc\u30d7\u30a6\u30a7\u30a4\u306b\u4e57\u3063\u3066\u611b\u67d3\u5802\u307e\u3067\u8db3\u3092\u904b\u3073\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30ed\u30fc\u30d7\u30a6\u30a7\u30a4\u304b\u3089\u306e\u666f\u8272\u306f\u606f\u3092\u306e\u3080\u307b\u3069\u7f8e\u3057\u304f\u3001\u5929\u6c17\u3082\u3068\u3066\u3082\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u6c34\u5e73\u7dda\u307e\u3067\u304f\u3063\u304d\u308a\u3068\u898b\u3048\u3001\u6d77\u3068\u7a7a\u304c\u69d8\u3005\u306a\u7f8e\u3057\u3044\u9752\u8272\u306b\u67d3\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190312_825-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190312_825-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190312_825-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190312_825.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192922_070-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192922_070-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192922_070-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192922_070-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192922_070-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192922_070.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took a good, long walk around the area there, enjoying the surprisingly blooming herb garden and the <em>Jizo<\/em> statues of the local <em>tochigami<\/em>. I also may have accidentally almost broken a vending machine, but it&#8217;s okay because one of the monks from the temple helped us fix it! All&#8217;s well that ends well, even if I was panicking for 30 minutes about it!<\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u306f\u5468\u8fba\u3092\u3086\u3063\u304f\u308a\u3068\u9577\u3044\u6642\u9593\u6563\u7b56\u3057\u3001\u601d\u3044\u304c\u3051\u305a\u82b1\u304c\u54b2\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u30cf\u30fc\u30d6\u30ac\u30fc\u30c7\u30f3\u3084\u3001\u571f\u5730\u795e\u3092\u7940\u3063\u305f\u5730\u8535\u5c0a\u306a\u3069\u3092\u697d\u3057\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5b9f\u306f\u305d\u306e\u9014\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u79c1\u304c\u3046\u3063\u304b\u308a\u81ea\u52d5\u8ca9\u58f2\u6a5f\u3092\u58ca\u3057\u304b\u3051\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30cf\u30d7\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0\u3082\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u304a\u5bfa\u306e\u304a\u574a\u3055\u3093\u304c\u624b\u4f1d\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308a\u3001\u7121\u4e8b\u306b\u76f4\u3059\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u300230\u5206\u307b\u3069\u5927\u614c\u3066\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c(\u7b11)\u3001\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u3088\u3051\u308c\u3070\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3088\u3057\u3001\u3067\u3059\u306d\uff01<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190325_675-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190325_675-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190325_675-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190325_675.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192931_881-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192931_881-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192931_881-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192931_881-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_192931_881.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And with that, our final evening in Izu was spent much like all the other days &#8211; with a twilight drive along the amazing coastline, boardgames, and huddling around a heater. It was an incredible trip and more fun than anything I had imagined. One thing is for sure &#8211; I am going to go back there and explore even more, see all the things I missed out on because of the season, and definitely go swim! However, for now, I will look at the photos we took and simply remember that a year is only as good as the way you started it! My hope for everyone in the New Year is to seize the opportunities yourself and, even if you didn&#8217;t pull <em>Daikichi<\/em>, make your own luck and fortune!<\/p>\n<p>\u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u4f0a\u8c46\u3067\u904e\u3054\u3059\u6700\u5f8c\u306e\u591c\u3082\u3001\u3053\u308c\u307e\u3067\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u7a4f\u3084\u304b\u306b\u904e\u304e\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5915\u66ae\u308c\u306e\u6d77\u5cb8\u7dda\u3092\u30c9\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u3057\u3001\u30dc\u30fc\u30c9\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u697d\u3057\u307f\u3001\u6696\u623f\u306e\u5468\u308a\u306b\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u3066\u306e\u3093\u3073\u308a\u904e\u3054\u3059\u6642\u9593\u3002\u60f3\u50cf\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306b\u7f8e\u3057\u304f\u3001\u5fc3\u306b\u6b8b\u308b\u65c5\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u65c5\u304b\u3089\u601d\u3063\u305f\u78ba\u304b\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u307e\u305f\u5fc5\u305a\u3053\u3053\u306b\u623b\u308a\u3001\u5b63\u7bc0\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3067\u4eca\u56de\u3044\u3051\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u5834\u6240\u306b\u884c\u304d\u3001\u6b21\u306f\u601d\u3044\u3063\u304d\u308a\u6cf3\u304e\u305f\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\uff01<br \/>\n\u305d\u308c\u307e\u3067\u306f\u3001\u64ae\u3063\u305f\u5199\u771f\u3092\u898b\u8fd4\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u300c1\u5e74\u306f\u3069\u3093\u306a\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u5207\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3067\u6c7a\u307e\u308b\u3093\u3060\u306a\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3092\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u3044\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n\u4eca\u5e74\u306f\u307f\u306a\u3055\u3093\u304c\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30b9\u3092\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u624b\u3067\u63b4\u307f\u3001\u305f\u3068\u3048\u304a\u307f\u304f\u3058\u3067\u5927\u5409\u3092\u5f15\u3051\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u529b\u3067\u904b\u3084\u5e78\u904b\u3092\u5207\u308a\u958b\u3044\u3066\u3044\u3051\u307e\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\uff01\uff01<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142846_749-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142846_749-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142846_749-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142846_749-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142846_749-624x829.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_142846_749.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190320_105-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190320_105-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190320_105-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bunrigakuin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260115_190320_105.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nina<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u3069\u3053\u307e\u3067\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\u8aad\u3081\u305f\u304b\u306a\uff1f\u4f55\u304b\u8cea\u554f\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3089Nina\u5148\u751f\u306b\u805e\u3044\u3066\u307f\u3066\u306d\u266a<\/p>\n<p>As always, thank you for supporting JES\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Keiko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone\uff01 How have you been\uff1f \u6587\u7406\u5b66\u9662\u82f1\u4f1a\u8a71\u90e8\u9580\u306e Joyful English School\uff7c\uff9e\uff6e\uff72\uff8c\uff99 \uff72\uff9d\uff78\uff9e\uff98\uff6f\uff7c\uff6d \uff7d\uff78\uff70\uff99 \u3067\u3059\uff01 JES\u65b0\u5e74\u5ea6\u751f\u52df\u96c6\u4e2d&#x203c; 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