Click on the image below to see 55 photos of our holiday season in Japan.

クリックすると５５の写真が見られます。

http://danedegenhardt.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/a-new-years-greeting-from-japan/

http://degenhardt.smugmug.com/RECENT-GALLERIES/WINTER-HOLIDAY-MOMENTS-2011/20869192_KkdwHJ#!i=1634584523&k=JPTcBx8

新年明けましておめでとうございます。
今年もよろしくお願いします。

Formal translation:
A new year has begun, congratulations.
Again this year I beg your indulgence.

This is what it really means nowadays:
Happy New Year.
Hope we can enjoy another good year together.