(1) Snow ... A few years ago, I moved from the snowless Kanto region to Tohoku, and the snow that falls almost every year is still a winter tradition. (2) Snow tires... It is essential for snow countries, and I bought it myself for the first time in my life and am using it now. The photo is a collaboration amulet of Bridgestone's Blizzac (snow tire). (3) Winter in Japan is also the exam season. I often buy amulets to pray for success or ask that I don't slip (I don't fail the exam). The amulet in this photo is a cross between the road surface and the exam and not slipping. I think it represents the winter snow, snow tires, exams, and non-slip Japan of (1) to (3).