2)Tuseday, January 4, 2011 Weather: Fine Daffodil

• The year-end through New Year holidays was from December 30 to January 4, 2011. It had been fine and cold. I could run everyday.
• On the last holiday, I decided to run to Kanayama Green Park in Kiyose City to see daffodils.
• I left home at 7:30. It was so cold.
• I could see Mt. Fuji with snow beside Yanase River.
• I could see a lot of pretty daffodil flowers started to bloom.
  
  
  Mt. Fuji Daffodil Daffodil
  
  
  
• The running distance was just 18 km. The total running distance throughout holidays was 128 km.

‚P�jSaturday, January 1, 2011 Weather: Sunny occasionally cloudy Visiting Seven Deities of Good Fortune in Musashino Area

• It has been reported that the weather throughout Japan during the year-end and New Year holidays would be nasty. The heavy snow would fall except Kanto District.
• I had been back to Okayama at the end of every year since I came to Tokyo. However, I do not need to back to Okayama anymore. Therefore, this is my first New Year in Tokyo.
• I tried to join the New Year marathon race. However, I could not find out good race and gave up.
• I found a brochure "2011 New Year Stamp Rally via Seibu & Keio Lines: Visiting Seven Deities of Good Fortune" at the station.
• There are seven rally courses. I decided to visit Seven Deities of Good Fortune in Musashino Area by jogging.
• I left home at 8:00 AM with Daypack. It was sunny and cold.
• I headed Kichijouji Street via Ohme Highroad.
• On the way, I saw a lot of worshippers visiting Higashi-fushimi Inari Shrine.
• It took time to reach Kichijoji Street than I expected. Anyway, I continued to run to arrive in Kichijoji Station.
• I stopped short of the station since I found Musashino Hachiman Shrine, where Daikoku-ten, one of seven deities, was enshrined. I found a lot of worshippers made a long line to worship. I gave up to worship and started to run again to Inokashira Park.
• On reaching Inokashira Park, I went to Inokashira Benzaiten (Sarasvati) to worship. The shrine was not so crowded.
• I ran through the park to Inokashira Park Station to get stamp on the broshure.
• The I return to Kichijoji Station and headed Anyoji Temple to see Pu-tai. The temple was next to Musashino Hachiman Shrine. Next visit was Daihouzenji Temple, where Fukurokuju was enshirined. It was almost 500 m away from Anyoji Temple
• Then I ran alongside Itsukaichi Highroad westward to Enmeiji Temple, where both Bishamonten and Juroujin existed. I was served hot amazake, a sweet beverage made from fermented rice. I could warm up my body.
• Finally I arrived in JR Musashisakai Station via Green Park Walkway and Monmura park.
• I visited Kizukitaisha Shrine, where Ebisu is enshrined. very close to the station. However, I was surprised to find that a lot of people made a long line in the precinct. The line was more than 100 m! I gave up to visit the main shrine.
• I started to go back home via Musashisakai Street.
• On the way, I felt exhausted and hungry. I dropped in Origin Bento Shop and bought rice balls.
• I managed to get home at 12:45.
  
  
  Hachiman Shrine Spring of Inokashira Park Benzaiten
  
  
  Futaiten Fukurokuju Enmeiji Temple
  
  
  Bishamonten Juroujin Kizukitaisha
  
  
  
• Today's running distance was 40 km. The distance was longer than I expected.