Atagoyama Flowers for the Holidays

Starting at the lower left and going clockwise:

• Flowers left as an offering at the temple next to my apartment
• A holiday arrangement in the lobby - I've seen the "Christmas balls" on the branches in other arrangements also - in the old days these were rice cakes left to dry on branches and then eaten during new years
  
• A typical arrangement for my apartment building
• The white branches in this arrangement show up in the winter
• Let's call this a Japanese christmas tree. There are three bamboo pieces cut at an angle at the top surrounded by evergreens which are tied in place with rice straw. Hatta-san says it is a traditional decoration for the entrance of a building or house.
• Another traditional arrangement, this time inside the building.