Best wishes for 2008, the year of the rat

The morning of January 1, 2008,

the first sunrise of the year
viewed from our hotel's rooftop

... and turn around, a glorious view of Mt.Fuji

We were spending the New Year's Eve and the New Year like this...

People who didn't go out gathered in lobby and waited for the New Year to come...
23:55
Happy New Year!
2008

00:00 JapanStandardTime

We went to a local shrine to make the first visit of the year.
00:30
At dawn, we went up on the rooftop and watched the glorious sunrise.
06:50

あけましておめでとうございます
よい一年になりますように