{"id":22399,"date":"2018-12-28T12:24:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T12:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/?p=22399"},"modified":"2018-12-12T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T10:42:32","slug":"new-year-rituals-and-traditions-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/28\/new-year-rituals-and-traditions-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year rituals and traditions in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? Help us by sharing it!<\/h4><ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22399&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22399\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22399&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item linkedin\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22399&amp;title=\" title=\"Linked In\" class=\"wpfai-linkedin wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22399%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item stumbleupon\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22399\" title=\"Stumble Upon\" class=\"wpfai-stumbleupon wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-stumbleupon fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F22399\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p><strong>With very few Christians in Japan, Christmas doesn\u2019t go off in a bang of carol singing, festive films and enormous feasts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/02\/weird-and-wonderful-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unless you count KFC\u2026<\/a>). New Year\u2019s however has its own range of rituals, traditions, food and music and is an important date in Japan\u2019s holiday-strewn calendar.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">New Year in Japan<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike raucous celebrations in the West (often ending up in a predictable haze of off-kilter Auld Lang Syne), Japan&#8217;s New Year festivities tend to be more traditional and low-key.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top tip:\u00a0<\/strong>If you find yourself celebrating New Year in Japan, remember to warmly greet people you come across. Say\u00a0<em>Yoi o-toshi wo<\/em> (have a good new year) before midnight, or<em> akemashite omedet\u014d<\/em> (congratulations on the new year).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Top traditions<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">1. Listen to Beethoven&#8217;s Ninth<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22400\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/399px-Beethoven.jpg\" alt=\"Beethoven's Ninth Symphony continues to inspire the Japanese at New Year\" width=\"399\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/399px-Beethoven.jpg 399w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/399px-Beethoven-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/399px-Beethoven-390x468.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While Beethoven\u2019s Ninth might seem the preserve of dusty symphony halls across Western Europe, it holds a warm spot in Japanese hearts. During World War I Toyohisa Matsue, the head of the Bando prisoner of war camp in Naruto, Tokushima, encouraged his German prisoners to interact with local people; run businesses; and pursue their own interests, including sports, drama and music.<\/p>\n<p>In 1918, one of the camp\u2019s orchestras played Beethoven&#8217;s Ninth, and from 1925 Japanese orchestras began playing the symphony. It became an unofficial anthem for the New Year with hundreds of choirs performing it across Japan on the 31st. Naruto is now a sister city to L\u00fcneburg in Germany and the Naruto German House was built to honour the friendship between the German and Japanese people. Some of the prisoners even chose to stay in Japan after the war had ended.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Give money to children &#8211; <em>Otoshidama<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium-plus-size wp-image-22415\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Otoshidama-510x383.jpg\" alt=\"Otoshidama - money giving to children in Japan at New Year\" width=\"510\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Otoshidama-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Otoshidama-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Otoshidama-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Otoshidama.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Back in the Edo period, families would give out <em>kagami-mochi<\/em> (rice cake with an orange) to children. These days a discretionary donation is made to kids in a discreet envelope \u2013 makes up for missing out on all those Christmas presents\u2026<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Watch <em>K\u014dhaku Uta Gassen<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/K\u014dhaku-Uta-Gassen.jpg\" alt=\"K\u014dhaku Uta Gassen, red and white singing show - New Year in Japan\" width=\"375\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/K\u014dhaku-Uta-Gassen.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/K\u014dhaku-Uta-Gassen-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>K\u014dhaku Uta Gassen<\/em> is <em>the<\/em> TV show to watch on New Year\u2019s Eve in Japan. This mammoth concert, lasting more than four hours, started back in 1953, but remains a popular fixture today. Some of the country\u2019s best artists are chosen to perform in two teams: the \u201cred\u201d team, made up of female artists, and the \u201cwhite\u201d male team for the prestigious victory of being the nation\u2019s New Year\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">4. New Year food<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12470 size-medium-plus-size\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-510x680.jpg\" alt=\"Osechi is the traditional Japanese food eaten on New Year's Day.\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-510x680.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi-780x1040.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/osechi.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Japanese people have something far more beautiful than our turkey and trimmings affair. One of the most significant (and pretty) New Year&#8217;s dishes is the <em>osechi-ry\u014dri\u00a0<\/em>filled with lots of bite-size treats and\u00a0served in special boxes called <em>j\u016bbako<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Just before midnight, it\u2019s not uncommon to bid farewell to the year with a hearty bowl of <em>toshikoshi<\/em> (year-crossing) soba. There are many theories for their popularity. It&#8217;s an easy dish for busy families to prepare; the hardy wheat symbolises strength for the year ahead; and the soba&#8217;s length makes it easy to cut off the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also rare to have New Year without a good helping of <em>mochi<\/em>. These sticky dumplings are made from pounding boiled sticky rice and flavoured with various flavourings (tastier than it sounds).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">5. Visit a shrine or temple<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium-plus-size wp-image-12220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-510x340.jpg\" alt=\"A priest at one of the Kumano Kodo's many shrines and temples\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-564x376.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/\u00a9-Sara-Pretelli.-IMG_9082.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>As it gets closer to midnight, increasing numbers congregate at shrines and temples for Hatsum\u014dde, the first visit of the year. At Buddhist temples, a bell is rung 108 times to represent each one of the 108 earthly temptations and at Shinto shrines, cups of <em>amazake<\/em> (sweet wine) are handed out to gathering crowds.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">6. Drink <em>Toso<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium-plus-size wp-image-22406\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/640px-Otoso-510x383.jpg\" alt=\"Toso\/O-Toso teapot New Year drink\" width=\"510\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/640px-Otoso-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/640px-Otoso-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/640px-Otoso-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/640px-Otoso-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/640px-Otoso.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Shrine-side <em>amazake\u00a0<\/em>isn&#8217;t the only drink of choice at New Year. <em>Toso<\/em> or (<em>o-toso<\/em>) is a herbal spiced sake poured from a <em>kyusu<\/em> (teapot) and sipped from three <em>sakazuki<\/em> (small lacquered cups) in order of size. Tradition dictates that family members drink in turns, from the youngest to oldest. It&#8217;s said to rid families of the previous year\u2019s maladies and defend against illness in the New Year; we\u2019ve never heard of a better reason to have a tipple.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">7. Put up decorations<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium-plus-size wp-image-22408\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/kadomatsu-510x765.jpg\" alt=\"kadomatsu New Year decoration Japan\" width=\"510\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/kadomatsu-510x765.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/kadomatsu-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/kadomatsu-376x564.jpg 376w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/kadomatsu-390x585.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/kadomatsu.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Japanese people may proudly display thousands of \u2018Christmas lights\u2019 during November and December (as well as the odd Christmas tree). But between Christmas and early-mid January you&#8217;ll also spot a range of Shinto <em>yorishiro<\/em>, Japanese decorations that welcome <em>kami<\/em> (spirits).<\/p>\n<p>The most common are <em>Kadomatsu<\/em>,\u00a0made with three bamboo shoots (for prosperity), pine (longevity) and plum branches (steadfastness), and <em>shimenwara <\/em>made of straw rope, a bitter orange and\u00a0<em>shide<\/em>\u00a0(white paper strips often found at shrines).<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>shimenwara <\/em> are usually hung above doors to invite the\u00a0<em>toshigami<\/em>\u00a0(Shinto deity). The idea is that the\u00a0<em>toshigami<\/em>\u00a0will bless the coming year with a bountiful harvest. After mid-January these decorations are burned to release the\u00a0<em>toshigami<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0<em>kami<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium-plus-size wp-image-22411\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shimekazari-510x342.jpg\" alt=\"ShimenawaShimenawa New Year decoration\" width=\"510\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shimekazari-510x342.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shimekazari-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shimekazari-390x261.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shimekazari.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ready to see Japan&#8217;s traditions first-hand? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/about-us\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact our team of travel experts<\/a> to start planning your trip.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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