#hatsuhinode

[redsamuraiii]

Yuru Camp S2E3

Rin goes to Fukude Beach, Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture to see the first sunrise of the New Year.

It's part of Japanese culture called Hatsuhinode (初日の出), where they believe the Shinto deity, Toshigami, appears with the year’s first sunrise, and witnessing it is said to bring good fortune and prosperity.

[mumblelard]

hatsuhinode with mumblelard and fallie and finnie

the three of us hiked up stone mountain in the dark and watched the first sunrise of the new year together

this year was extra windy. the granite was dry, the fitting secure. i saw one parent, fighting the wind, holding their toddler down on the ground by their shoulders while another parent tried to put an extra coat on them before the toddler or the coat blew off the mountain

fallie brought out the hand-knit shark hat that i bought him the first year we dawn hiked together. he didn't have a hat then because we live in a subtropical climate and also he was a teenage boy

there was a person in camouflage coveralls and a purple times-square-planet-fitness twenty twenty-four top hat who seemed like they might be in charge of everything

the drummers this year were little kids doing a recital. they accompanied a dancer in white robes

there was no obvious cult presence like previous years, not even the new year's regime exercise cultists

in the last month, the three of us have been in the middle of a lot of intense change, some good, but also some actual upheaval, and an ongoing hold-your-breath-slow-motion family emergency. we are all fine; it has been difficult to find extra words.

i know some of it will be good, and some of it will be bad (and some of it may be very bad) but i'm here to see what happens next

[tenjin-no-shinja]

A lovely video of the first sunrise of the year in Tokyo :D it's a common tradition in Japan to go and watch the sunrise on New Year's Day as well as visiting a shrine.

[my-plastic-life]

Happy New Year! 2025 is officially upon us! Kiku decided to stay on her home balcony this year to partake in hatsuhinode (watching the first sunrise of the year). It's a bit chilly this morning, so she broke out her red sakura coat to stay comfy. :) Behind her, you can see traditional Japanese New Year items such as the shimekazari (ornaments consisting of a sacred rice rope, pine, and a bitter orange as a symbol of posterity hung above doors in the home to invite gods of good fortune and to ward off evil spirits) and the shimenawa (sacred rope to purify ritual spaces and ward off evil spirits).

[tanuki-kimono]

Joyful furisode outfit inspired by auspicious custom of hatsuhinode (going to see the first sunrise of the year), nicely put together by Tsubomi Photo studio.

The Fuji-san in the back is also a nod to hatsuyume (first dream of the year) custom, where dreaming of the mount Fuji, a falcon or an eggplant is seen as good luck!

[aishiteru-kenshin]

Hatsuhinode | Observing The First Sunrise of The New Year 

Hatsuhinode represents hope and renewal, and is meant to be a rejuvenating and serene practice. Many Japanese will leave their homes early in the morning and find a place that offers a spectacular view of the sunrise such as the beach, mountaintops, and open fields.

[worn-lambpajamas]

❥︎ Hatsuhinode with new friends!

I realized I hadn't shown you all my newest babies!! I got the huge rose dragon and bashful blush bunny Friday, and the silver bunny from FAO Schwarz on Thursday! (Bunnies by the bay bun!)

Hatsuhinode is the Japanese tradition of observing the first sunrise of the new year. I've observed it for 5 years now and I'm delighted to bring these sweet babies along for the ride!

In order, their names are: Tulip, Minnie, Lullay Lamb (Lulu), and Tsuki! They will be getting intro posts soon so keep your eyes peeled!

[plantahmane]

The world you live in. Credit: hatsuhinode