Colonel Sanders Gets Ready for the Year of the Horse

Kadomatsu decorations in Kasumigaseki and Asakusa, Tokyo.

Ame-yoko in Ueno, a popular spot for year-end shopping.

The Yasaki Inari shrine, dressed up to receive the New Year crowds.

Decorations featuring New Year pastimes at Sensōji temple in Asakusa.

Kagami mochi for sale outside a local supermarket, Ueno.

One of countless horse-themed trinkets on sale at Nakamise, Asakusa.