Monday, December 22, 2025
At 12:03 a.m. on Monday, December 22nd, the sun's power is at its weakest and then revives again. We have reached a turning point in the universe known as the winter solstice.
This day, which has been called "Ichiyo Raifuku" since ancient times, marks the beginning of the transition from yin to yang.
It is truly a "New Year's Day of good fortune," and a moment when a door of new light opens for our souls.
A majestic light pours down on the pure snowy fields of Hokuryu Town. In front of this light, we take a deep, quiet breath.
Let go of the attachments, doubts, and formless fears that have built up in your mind with a white breath into the sky, and inhale the reborn energy of the sun, filling your empty body and mind.
This great light that can be seen from Hokuryu Town today is by no means unique to this place.
Prayers for peace and happiness, prayed quietly, will travel on these particles of light and cross borders, spreading to the hearts of people all over the world.
Gratitude for nature, gratitude for life, and gratitude for being able to reach this day.
May this warm "spirit of harmony" serve as a compass for the new era, filling the world with peaceful light...
◇noboru & ikuko
