What do you think the two are talking about?
- I’m rat. What’s yours?
- Mine is ox.
They are talking about their Japanese zodiac signs, called "eto (干支)," and age. This type of conversation, "I’m XXX. What’s yours?," is very common among the Japanese elderly as they often use their zodiac signs to say their age instead of directly saying it. Japanese zodiac signs consist of the following 12 animals, forming a 12-year cycle:
2020 rat
2021 ox
2022 tiger
2023 rabbit
2024 dragon
2025 snake
2025 snake
2026 horse
2027 sheep
2028 monkey
2029 rooster
2030 dog
2031 boar
So, what do you think this is?
So, what do you think this is?
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| Christmas Ratree at Tokyo International Forum |
The tree in the above picture is a Christmas tree made of Santa Rats, that is, stuffed animals of the zodiac sign for the following year 2020.
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| Mini Santa Rats |
Every December, two Christmas trees decorated with stuffed animals of the following year's zodiac sign appear at the Tokyo International Forum. As Year 2020 is the rat year, the trees this year are made of mini Santa Rats, representing fertility and prosperity of descendants. If you want to know more details about Japanese zodiac signs, click here.
Tokyo International Forum is directly connected with JR Yurakucho Station and JR Tokyo Station through the underground path.
東京国際フォーラムのクリスマスツリーです。毎年、翌年の干支の動物ツリーを飾ってますのでご存知の方も多いかと思います。来年はネズミ年なので今年のツリーはネズミサンタさんで一杯です。
これまでクリスマスなんて何とも思ってなかったのですが、なぜかクリスマスケーキを無性に食べたいな｡｡｡と感じる今日のこの頃です。（花より団子です｡｡｡🙇）
東京国際フォーラムのクリスマスツリーです。毎年、翌年の干支の動物ツリーを飾ってますのでご存知の方も多いかと思います。来年はネズミ年なので今年のツリーはネズミサンタさんで一杯です。
これまでクリスマスなんて何とも思ってなかったのですが、なぜかクリスマスケーキを無性に食べたいな｡｡｡と感じる今日のこの頃です。（花より団子です｡｡｡🙇）
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