The first dawn in new year is considered auspicious in Japan. Many people will go to see the first sunrise of the new year.

I too got up earlier, went to see the first sunrise! According to the TV announcement, the time of sunrise will be 6:51 am, so I went to the beach at 6:30 am.

The beach was already packed with a lot of people.

But to my disappointment, the sky at the direction of the sunrise was covered by clouds

I waited for about an hour, but the there is no sign of sunrise at all, I felt cold outside, my nose started running, so I decided to give up and go home.

At that moment…!

Finally the sun shined through the cloud! !

The sun in the morning is so beautiful. I watched the sun rise slowly for a long time.

Sorry I only took few photos.

Instead of photos, I will write down my new year resolutions here.

Resolution No.1: have a diet!

Resolution No. 2: get married!

These are the two dreams of my new year.

Also, I will do my best to contribute to our portal site Fuji-Izu-Hakone Travel Guide, to make it a more convenient website with a lot of useful travel informations of Japan!

And thank you always for your support! It means a lot to us!

Ai Kato