明けましておめでとうございます！ (akemashite omedeto gozaimasu) Happy New Year!
初詣 (hatsumode) first shrine/temple visit of the year
Everyone is lined up!
Ku-chan, it's video!
Wait, what is that?!
It's a potato washer
Omg, that freaked me out! I thought there were animals in there!
門松 (kadomatsu) New Year's decoration to welcome the gods.
Wow, this temple looks quite old. (dates back to 808!)
That guy lol
Which guy?
He looks scary lol
Can he see through those??
手水 (temizu / chozu) gotta cleanse your hands before going in!
常香炉 (jokoro) a large earthenware with smoking incense
Make sure to put it in the offering box.
Ok!
Can you do it?
Everyone is watching!
Awesome job!
All done!
おみくじ (fortunes you get at a shrine/temple)
How was your fortune?
末吉！ (suekichi) not so good....
Father, take your child to worship.
It says you'll be happy tomorrow! (she misread it a bit but oh well!)
You'll be okay!
大吉 (daikichi) big luck - the best fortune
You'll get better from illnesses
So these fortunes are for kids.
Mi-chan, you should go tie your fortune.
Ku-chan, you can take yours home if you want.
Yeah, since you got "daikichi (big luck)"
You can tie it even if you get "daikichi," but you can take keep it as well since it's lucky.
Let's go tie it.
Let's see!
This one for me.
What is it going to be?
Daikichi??
Daikichi!
Yay!!
Stay true to your work and wait patiently.
No doubt you'll be lucky.
It's my first time! Daikichi!
お守り (omamori) good luck charms
What is this? Good luck pumpkin charms?
A charm against senile dementia.
Mi-chan, what are you eating?
たこ焼き (takoyaki) grilled dough with octopus chunks
It's really big!
If you eat too much, you won't be able to eat your grandpa's cooking.
You ate it in one bite?
grilled ayu (river fish)
Your grampa's cooking a bunch of stuff for us, right?
Yeah, he's cooking for us.
oh, stop lol
You're good at this.
No, I'm not.
I couldn't make this.
Anybody can make it.
I don't think so. It's beautiful.
じゃ、またね！ (jya, matane!) Alright, see you soon!