Happy Vacca Year!

Happy New Year 2021! 

I hope you had wonderful and relaxing new year holidays. 

I went to Ise Shrine in Saga city to make wishes for the new year. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, things were bit different this year. 

First, at the gate, a special path was made for visitors to walk through which filled with disinfectant spray. Second, at the washing area where visitors usually wash hands and a mouth before praying, a disinfectant spray bottle was set to sanitize hands. Lastly, all bells of the main building were moved up. This was to prevent visitors from touching ropes attached to the bells to ring.

Thanks to the counter-virus measures, I was able to make the first visit to the shrine safely.

The year 2021 is the year of the ox. Since vaccine comes from a Latin word vacca meaning an ox, I hope we will overcome the Covid-19 virus with newly developed vaccines.       

Let's make the year 2021 a better and peaceful one!