I took this Video on the first day of the year 2009 at Kumano Shrine, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
The 1st day of the year is called Gantan in Japanese (元旦). I won’t bore you with a Wikipedia extract of Kumano Shrine, as you are able to read this I am sure you can look it up yourself if you are interested.
It was cold, raining, snowing, I stepped into a pool of water up to my knee with my new cowboy boots on, I had Shrimp Curry for lunch, and the day ended in too many Beers, Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki, Karaoke and a Pillow full of rocks.. pretty standard Japanese new year.
明けましておめでとうございます。今年もよろしくお願いしま
Kumano Shrine – January 1st 2009 – 元旦 from Paul Hartrick on Vimeo.
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This post is tagged Japan. 熊野大社, Kumano Shrine, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, 元旦
7 Comments
Looks cold, how many people were there? Was it crazy busy like the temple at Harajuku?
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Looks cold, how many people were there? Was it crazy busy like the temple at Harajuku?
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-Paul Reply:
January 3rd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Not so many people, It was cold but lack of crowds like Tokyo made it bearable.
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Looks great!
Woot Woot, bought one of those 4Gb cards from amazon, cheap as chips mate!
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Nice video, Paul. Quality is amazing! The way the black kanji stands out on the white banners – crystal clear. Gotta get me one of those HD Xactis.
Happy New Year!
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Thanks Billy, the Xacti surprised me with its quality, even though I halve the bit rate for uploading it is still great quality.
Neil, maybe you should get your DSLR from amazon, I can send you a link
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Great video! Makes me want to visit Japan soon!
I have a first generation Xacti and it’s no where near the quality that you’re getting. I think it’s time to upgrade!
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