Japanese New Year

New Year in Japan is one of the most important festivals. Unlike the Chinese New Year, it is held on January 1.

Japanese New Year Media

• Osechi-ryōri, typical new year's dishes

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  Zōni, a soup with mochi and grilled fish

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  A traditionally ornamented kagami mochi

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  A group rings a local temple bell shortly after midnight of the New Year (2008)

• Nengajō, new year cards in Japan

• Otoshidama Poti Bag Origami.jpg

  Pouch (ポチ袋code: ja is deprecated ) made of origami (折り紙code: ja is deprecated ).

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  Coloured woodblock print of the Takarabune by Utagawa Hiroshige

• Displayed large kite in new year Japan

Related pages

• Heisei period