Culture Experience Japan’s New Year: A Winter Guide to Japanese Traditions from Hatsumode, Osechi, to Otoshidama 2025年12月5日 by IROHA | Leave a Comment In Japan, the New Year season is a very special time when quiet moments of reflection on the past year coexist with festive celebrations welcoming the year ahead. From traditional year-end customs such as major house cleaning, eating toshikoshi soba, and listening to temple bells ring on New Year’s Eve, to New Year traditions like […] Read more »
