Let There Be Li...Oh, No...

This evening my family and I went out (hopefully) to finish our Christmas shopping. We split up for the return home, going in separate cars. I passed Kashima Jingu Station on the way back. This is what I saw:



There were quite a lot of cars and pedestrians passing by, taking in the sensory overload view.



Our tax yen at work. Cripes. This is far worse than the Festival of Luminous Overindulgence at the Aso Civic Center. I mean, I love Christmas lights as much as if not more than the next man, but come on!



The brick-paved lane leading from the station up to the shrine entrance was also decorated with lights, but it was (thankfully) far more beautiful than tacky. In classic European style, it was mostly white lights and kept to a tasteful minimum except for the little park in the middle, which was a blue blur surrounded by a white curtain. I had trouble getting stable pictures from my car, but I didn't want to annoy the people behind me be stopping on that narrom lane. Oh, well. I think the pics I got helped reflect the mood.

Merry Christmas, everyone!!!!