元旦日出 / Hatsuhinode

元旦日出是指在元旦（1月1日）早晨迎接天明的太陽。在日本新的一年一開始最初的日出被認為是十分吉利的，專程去看元旦日出的人也非常的多。北海道內有名的元旦日出觀賞景點有好幾個，室蘭市的地球岬就是其中之一。從水平線緩緩上升的太陽是受到歡迎的理由。元旦日出也是當地新聞報導的王道題材。

Hatsuhinode is the sunrise on New Year's Day, called ganjitsu in Japanese. "Hatsu" means the first and "hinode" means the sunrise. In Japan, hatsuhinode is regarded to be a happy and lucky thing, as the sun has been worshipped since ancient ages. It is popular to see hatsuhinode in Japan, and there are some famous spots in Hokkaido. Cape Chikyu in Muroran City is one of them. Chikyu means the earth. Here, it is possible to see the sun rise over the horizon of the sea. Hatsuhinode at Cape Chikyu is typically broadcast on Hokkaido's local news on TV.