Japanese New Year
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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
A traditionally ornamented kagami mochi
A group rings a local temple bell shortly after midnight of the New Year (2008)
Coloured woodblock print of the Takarabune by Utagawa Hiroshige
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