New Year

The Year of the Rabbit: Bounding into 2023INSIGHT | Dec 1, 2022

The Hakone Ekiden: An Annual Tradition and Touchstone for Japanese Sports FandomJAPAN LIFE | Mar 14, 2022

Seven Herbs for the New Year: “Nanakusa” Packs a Vitamin PunchJAPAN LIFE | Jan 6, 2022

Year-End “Toshikoshi” Soba Japan’s Most Popular Food for Special OccasionsCULTURE | Dec 24, 2021

The Year of the Tiger: Trivia and Sayings for 2022CULTURE | Dec 20, 2021

Pink and White “Kagami Mochi”: Kanazawa’s Different Take on a New Year’s TraditionCULTURE | Jan 2, 2020

Starting the New Year with Auspicious Food: “Osechi” from KanazawaCULTURE | Jan 1, 2020

New Year’s Visitors Throng Oyama Shrine, Kanazawa, Passing through the Distinctive Shin-mon GateCULTURE | Dec 31, 2019

“Otoshidama” New Year Money Gifts Adored by Kids, But a Chore for ParentsINSIGHT | Dec 18, 2019

Lunar New Year Ceremonies Live On in the Okinawa IslandsCULTURE | Feb 28, 2019

New Year in Kyoto: Ringing Out the Old Year and First DevotionsTRAVEL | Jan 19, 2019

Foxfire Fantasy on New Year’s Eve: Hiroshige and Ōji Inari ShrineCULTURE | Dec 25, 2018

“Mochi” Rice Cake: A Food for All SeasonsJAPAN LIFE | Dec 22, 2018

Year of the Boared? Japanese Tire of Greeting Card TraditionINSIGHT | Nov 20, 2018

“Eto”JAPAN LIFE | Dec 21, 2017

“Nengajō” (New Year Cards)JAPAN LIFE | Dec 23, 2015

Jirō Dreams of Fuji: Japan’s “Hatsuyume” TraditionCULTURE | Jan 2, 2015

“Hatsumōde”: Crowds Gather for the New Year’s First PrayersCULTURE | Dec 31, 2014