Some years ago, しめ飾り/new year decorations for cars were popular, but I realized last year I hardly ever see them any longer. According to a 2022 article in 神戸新聞, they started to disappear because of changes in grill design and the cost of cars, but for those of you with car folk, what has been your experience?
This afternoon I sat beside a busy street for about an hour and checked every vehicle that passed (probably about 500 of them). Only two had any new year decorations.
by dougwray