Chinese New Year Or Japan

Officially china does in fact celebrate new year s day 元旦 on the western gregorian 1 january.

Chinese new year or japan. The short answer is because the japanese government does not designate it as a public holiday. This year it is on february 16. In contrast the traditional lunar new year is a public holiday named spring festival 春节.

In most of the asian countries lunar new year is celebrated with gusto but you won t find much about the lunar new year in japan. Historically japan celebrated new year s according to the traditional lunar calendar like china. Chinese living in tokyo celebrate the new year by decorating their houses and streets with red and golden decorations.

Lunar new year is also known as the chinese new year in japan.