After a long and hot season of summer days, it is now the time of changing . As the leaves turns red so as the cold wind breeze and the clothing we need to wear, "haru" or autumn season has come.

Little by little everyone are adjusting to the changes from the clothing, daily lifestyle down to the food. It is the time when ice cream and cold noodles are nowhere to be found. Half of the people I know loved this season because of the picturesque view of the trees and the comfortable temperature as they say has come after a long hauling of high hot temperature.

Time passes by and as it goes by, days and year seems to be a blink of an eye. A month later and it is a new year, new life, beginning of new goals and dreams. It is another hustling and overcoming challenges of our year. Cold season in Japan is the saddest season as they said, more people felt lonelier and isolated. This is the season where suicide incident is higher in the year. It is also one of the few countries where Christmas has nothing to do with their culture, apart from the kids. Where kids get Christmas presents and cake and families with kids assembled Christmas tree to commemorate the season.
Gradually, Japan has become adapting the worldwide culture however not all families has getting into it.

illumination....

Few days to go and it is another Christmas to celebrate. But Christmas is a working day for me. Yes! you heard it right, Noche buena and Christmas day will be a normal day for me. It is, indeed, my first time to celebrate Christmas sleeping on my floor mat bed under a low cold temperature. Well, the good thing about holiday season in Japan are the illumination. It is their way to express Christmas spirit, where these are a good place for dating for couples. Oh yes, it is a special season for couples where they go to the Disney sea or illumination place to date and celebrate Christmas together especially for the young ones. Anyway, I might seek some place to go and maybe eat dinner in the park overseeing the beautiful lightings.

I really hope to see illumination this year with my friends and take pictures to these beautiful place.
In spite of the cold weather, I really look forward to it. Since everything, is my first time and I wanted to make out the most of it. I look forward to Winter season and the beauty of snowfall and do ski or snowboarding.

I will be posting my winter season experience soon but before that I will also be sharing to you how my Christmas and New Year season went. Thank you for reading!