Today is toji (冬至), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節気) twenty four solar terms.Last one was taisetsu (大雪) on December 7 and the next one is shokan (小寒) on January 6.
Toji literally means winter reach. It is winter solstice. It is the day daytime is the shortest in a year. As a custom we eat pumpkin and take yuzuyu (柚子湯), bath with yuzu not to get cold.
I stayed at home all day long and publushed the 8th ebook "Things Japanese in August." I was going to go out for shoppingg but did not.
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