{"id":66386,"date":"2014-01-07T22:38:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T13:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=66386"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:39","slug":"2014-01-07-tuesday-walk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140107\/blogs\/holiday-stroll\/2014-01-07-tuesday-walk-2","title":{"rendered":"2014\/01\/07 Tuesday \u2605 Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-4271047213\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07560.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66381\" alt=\"DSC07560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07560.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07560.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07560-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07560-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <\/a>Finally, I made it to Sensoji Temple for a New Year&#8217;s visit, though a bit late. The Nakamise shopping street is bustling as usual today.<br \/>\n<!--more--> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07555.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66382\" alt=\"DSC07555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07555.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07555.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07555-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07555-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <\/a>Sensoji Temple has an overwhelming presence. It&#8217;s beautifully lit up at night too. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07561.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66383\" alt=\"DSC07561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07561.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07561.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07561-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07561-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> Even though it&#8217;s a weekday, I can still feel the lingering New Year&#8217;s atmosphere as I move forward.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07563.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66384\" alt=\"DSC07563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07563.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07563.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07563-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMy prayers are for &#8220;health and safety.&#8221; I&#8217;m at an age where I don&#8217;t expect a stroke of luck, but rather feel strongly that &#8220;steady effort is what matters most.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07565.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66385\" alt=\"DSC07565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC07565.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07565.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07565-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/DSC07565-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAt Sensoji Temple, the fortune-telling works by drawing a numbered chopstick from inside a tea canister, then pulling a slip of paper from the corresponding drawer.<br \/>\nShaking it horizontally instead of vertically and rotating it seems to mix things up better, which might be a good approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally, I made it to Sensoji Temple for a New Year&#8217;s visit, though a bit late. 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