Happy New Year Everyone!
Did you know that 2022 is the Year of the Tiger (寅年)?
It has been
custom that many people in Japan send New Year's cards, which is called
nengajyo (年賀状), to friends, families and business associates. Many New
Year's cards have illustration of the animal of the year in them.
I made this nengajyo for my readers. With using my iPad and Apple Pencil, I drew this hariko (張り子) of the tiger referring to the Otora (大寅), which is also called the World's Greatest Fukutora (世界一の福寅), of the Chogosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺), a Buddhist
temple located in Nara prefecture. By the way, Hariko (張り子) means paper dolls in Japan.
When I lived in Japan, I visited Chogosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺) with my friends. I also took my families to this temple for sightseeing. 😆 I can say that Chogosonshi-ji is the
most interesting tiger temple in Japan. It's because this temple does
not only have the huge hariko of tiger, but it also has a lot of tiger statues. You
will also enjoy walking through a tiger tunnel there. If you
are in Japan this year of the Tiger or love tigers, you should visit the
Chogosonshi-ji. I also would like to visit the Chogosonshi-ji again, and I hope that I will have tora manju (寅まんじゅう), tiger-shaped pancake with sweetened red bean jam filling, there. Tora manju is like a ningyo-yaki, which is one of my favorite traditional Japanese confections. 😋
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| Chogosonshi-ji is also called Shigisan. |
Wish you a very happy new year!
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