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Spent a few minutes out in the snow tonight. Such a heavy snow is quite rare in Tokyo. Probably just once or twice a year so I decided to spend a few minutes out in the stuff with my (hopefully weatherproof) camera. Nothing too dramatic photographically before I was nearly soaked but this scene was typical of the evening.

I've always liked the red walls of gates and various temple buildings. Kind of a warn, used, dirty kind of red if you look closely, but I that's what I find interesting about it.

The Tokyo Sky Tree is lighted-up tonight for a few hours in celebration of the coming New Year.

Happy New Year!

Just as I was going by a procession was coming out of the shrine lead by the shrine priests and followed by several hundred believers. Caught the lead priest with a bit of light on his white robes as he came out onto the small road that leads up to the shrine entrance. The street vendors were setting up their stalls in anticipation of the crowds expected to visit starting at midnight tonight and continuing for the first few days of the New Year.