Rittō (Beginning of Winter)

A Shichi-Go-San outing. (© Pixta)

Beaujolais nouveau. (© Pixta)

Hakusai (left); yosenabe hot pot. (© Pixta)

Enokitake mushrooms (left); brown enokitake. (© Pixta)

Fugu blowfish (left); clockwise from top left: parboiled fugu skin, tecchiri (fugu hot pot), and sashimi. (© Pixta)