I guess I was always around art.

Konbu (seaweed) – This type of seaweed is meant to bring happiness in the new year.Children anxiously await their turn on the makeshift assembly line.

One Yonsei family member brings traditional foods.One theory holds that the gods do not want to be disturbed by the sounds of cooking.Datemaki (rolled egg omelet) – This is made with mashed shrimp or fish paste.

(Photos by ELLEN ENDO)By ELLEN ENDOIn early December.The young people bring their specialties.

perhaps more plausible theory.

Kohaku kamaboko (fish cake) – fish cake that is red (or pink) and white and are meant to represent the colors of Japans flagAADAP is globally known to be one of the longest-serving and most reputable treatment programs.

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