May our Imperial nation prosper!
May the people have a happy New Year!

I was born in 1973. Let the year be the first year for me. The next year (1974) was my second year, and 1975 was my third. Likewise, this year is the 42nd year of my life. It is believed in Japan that a man who lives in his 42nd year (and a woman in her 33rd year) is the most likely to suffer from an accident, disease, or disaster.

I visited the Mondo-yakujin Temple to offer a special prayer to drive away such mishaps with Yakujin-myô-ô (a mixture of Rāgarāja and Acala), which helps prevent disaster, disease, and other misfortunes from coming to us.

I think this ritual tells us to live very carefully, as if for a man at a turning point in his health. Safe driving is the best option to prevent accidents.