The Roving Ronin Report

Happy New Year 2014 from Tokyo!  I did my usual New Year's Eve rounds hitting the temple complex of Zojo-ji with Tokyo Tower in the background, then passed through Roppongi, and ended up at Tokyo Decadance at Decadance Bar in Shinjuku.  

Rang in another year in Tokyo. Went to Yasukuni Shrine for the turning of the new year. They beat a drum in the shrine as people make their prayers. From there I took a quick jaunt into Roppongi then onto Tokyo Decadance Bar. Afterwards a number of us went to nearby local shrine. 2012 is the Year of the Dragon and it seems to be off to an auspicious start. Got woken up out of my stupor from a sizable earthquake. Hope there won't be any repeats like last year! Happy New Years!

Happy New Years from Tokyo! Here are a few scenes of me celebrating the new year in a couple of places from one of my old watering holes when I used to live in Otsuka the Black Sheep in Ikebukuro where I did the countdown. Then I moved on to Shinjuku to Decadance Bar which is like a mini-Tokyo Decadance event every weekend. At the end of the night I ended up in Roppongi fairly hammered before stumbling back home and missing my connection stop. All in all, a good time! Happy New Years! Previous New Years in Tokyo videos: New Years Eve at Zojo-ji Temple: New Years Day at Yasukuni Shrine: