Today was the first day of the new year, and Japan celebrated in the way Japan knows best - by lining up for things. So we joined in with the thralls and went to a Shrine to ring in the new year (literally on a bell) and find out what the year has in stall for us.
There were lots of stalls around selling food, even inside the temple, and even more people around, and it was really amazing to see all the sights and dancers and coins being thrown around.
If anyone can translate our fortunes better than we could on Google, please let us know :) I got the number 8 fortune, and Sean number 37. We have some idea, but don't know exactly what the year is going to bring.
It is technically now Heisei 28 rather than 2016 here, which is kind of weird, now that we know about it.
Tomorrow, sightseeing xx