最後の昼餐？ (The last lunch?)

出国後は半年は帰国しないことが分かっているので、
成田空港での最後のランチは和定食にしてみました。^^

ヒレカツにエビフライ、刺身に茶碗蒸し・・・
あぁ、しばらくはこれらが食べられないと思うと。。。
海外暮らしをして思うことは、
日本って本当に飯が美味い！
なんでもそろってますしね、ここ最近は。
つくづく、僕は日本人なんだなぁと思う今日この頃です。

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As I know I would not be able to eat GOOD Japanese meals,
I enjoyed eating one when I had a lunch at Narita airport before taking off.

Deep-fried and no-fat porc, deep-fried prawn, sashimi, and cyawanmushi...
I become nervous considering that I would not be able to eat them...

After spending several months abroad,
I can definitely say that THE MEALS IN JAPAN ARE REALLY DELICIOUS!
In addition, we can eat everything in the would these days.

I feel I'm the truly Japanese recently.

初詣 (Wishing a good year)

正月も明けてもう５日が過ぎてましたが、近所の神社に初詣に行きました。
テレビによると、７日（所によると１５日）までは神様がいるそうで、
その間に初詣に行けばいいようです。

願い事は「今年（こそ）は良い年でありますように」程度で、
まぁ一応行っておかないと、という感じですね、ここ最近。

年末に『神道は宗教ではない』と言う議論をちょっとしたんですが、
実際のところはどうなんでしょう？どなたか知ってます？^^;

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Although 5 days had already passed this year,
I visited the closest shrine from my home to wish a good year.
It is a custom in Japan to visit shrine and wish good things happen on us.
People usually believe that we should visit the shrine within 3 days
after the new year comes, but we can do so within 7 days (or 15 days)
according to the news programs.
(It means that the god is still down to the earth during 7 days.)

I wished that this year would become a good one for me (as usual).
To tell the truth, I'm not so serious that I just continue to visit there
just because it is the custom in Japan...

Anyway, I discussed with my friend at the end of last year
whether "Shinto" is a kind of religion or not.
I believe that it is not, but if you know the truth, please let me know...