Japanese New Year Celebration
However some traditional events of the japanese new year are partially celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern tenpō calendar the last official lunisolar calendar which was used until 1872 in japan.
Japanese new year celebration. Japanese new year celebrations are quite different from typical western ones. This annual tradition once required days of meticulous planning and preparation but luckily people can purchase premade o sechi in advance from department stores and restaurants. It s not always marked by noisy reveling fireworks or countdown parties though those can be found.
Just as it is in dozens of countries jan. Since 1873 the official japanese new year has been celebrated according to the gregorian calendar on january 1 of each year new year s day 元日 ganjitsu. 1 is a national holiday in japan.
But here s where the similarities between japan and other countries drift apart. O sechi ryori is the new year s day feast. Each element of the dinner is intended to invite luck prosperity and good health for the new year.