Happy New Year! At Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine for “Hatsumoude.” Hatsumoude is the first visit in a year to a shrine or a temple to pray for New Year’s health, happiness, peace and so on.✨The Japanese zodiac is based on a 12-year cycle. Each year has a symbolic animal, Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Boar. According to a folk tale, this order of the twelve zodiac signs was decided by which animal gave its new year’s greetings to the God first. 2020 is the year of RAT.🐭 あけましておめでとうございます🎍2020年も笑顔溢れる楽しい一年なりますように😄✨ #お正月 #元旦 #2020 #石清水八幡 #京都 #日本 #happynewyear #kyoto #iwashimizuhachimangushrine #⛩ #🇯🇵