It's all about pine, bamboo, and a fresh new year.Kadomatsu are arrangements of pine and bamboo placed on either side of entryways in Japan to welcome the gods of the new year. Read more about them on Wikipedia.
The other day, I decided to walk around Ikata's Minatoura neighborhood and see how many kadomatsu I could spot outside. They were at the town hall, of course, and the community center, the learning center, the office next to the town hall, and the local Yawata shrine. In these and other places which did not have kadomatsu, there were also twisted straw wreaths in a variety of styles hung over doorways, on door handles, and even on the grills of cars. These are all called shimenawa, and you can read more about them here.
Let's take a virtual walk together!
the town hall
the community center
the learning center
the shrine
a temple
the offices next to the town hall
Tsuwabuki-so
shimenawa over the door of a fish shop
shimenawa next to the door of a doctor's office
shimenawa on cars
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