I saw my wrist watch pointing to 11 o'clock. I had to start for Narita International Airport immediately, but I was a stranger there. I was going to ask someone how to go to Narita and I headed for Ueno station.
I was lucky to happen to find a sign saying "60 minutes to Narita!" at the entrance of Ueno Park and could get on the right train bound for Narita International Airport.
I knew that Naritasan-Shin'shohji Temple was on the way after seeing the poster in the train. On every February 3rd, the bean-scattering ceremony celebrating the coming of spring is performed at this temple. It is called "Setsubun" and is an annual traditional event. Famous sumo wrestlers join the ceremony and throw beans there. I've often watched the scene on TV but I've not visited that temple before. It took not such a long time to decide to get off on the way. See also http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog
The temple was very big as I thought. The street to the temple was crowded. I prayed for a happy tour for all the people there.
Today's lunch was at a small coffee shop, which also had a bakery, on the platform of Narita station. It was fun for me to have lunch and look around at a place that I was visiting for the first time.
(Vocabulary)
bean-scattering ceremony 豆まき
（ＫＷ： 節分 成田山新勝寺）
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