Japanese New Year Greeting Cards
We have a wonderful collection of japanese happy new year.
Japanese new year greeting cards. Yoi otoshi o 良いお年を from january 1. The new year in particular is the most important time of the year in japan equal to the christmas or the yuletide season in the west. So knowing how to say happy new year in japanese is probably the most important phrase you can learn if you plan to visit this country which is steeped in social custom and norms.
An example of nengajo for 2017. If you post your cards in japan before the cut off date in late december the postal service guarantees to deliver them on january 1st. Japan has multiple customs dealing with new year s.
They literally mean happy new year and congratulations for the new. The japanese send new year s cards nengajo rather than christmas cards if you want to send nengajo to your japanese friends here are common greetings and expressions you can write to wish them all the best for the new year. Known as shogastu on this event everything is closed from 1 st till 3 rd january.
Shinnen omedetô gozaimasu 新年おめでとう ございます. The japanese new year or shogatsu as call it starts on the 1st of jan and continues till the 3rd is a very important. The japanese custom of sending written new year s greetings dates back to at least the heian era 794 1185 when the nobility started to write such letters to people who lived too far away for the usual face to face new year greetings.
Send free new year greetings to your friends and loved ones on the first day of the japanese calendar and wish them happiness and prosperity. Wish good cheer and happiness on japanese new year to your friends and family with these beautiful and lovely cards. There are two ways of saying happy new year.
Japanese new year japanese cards japanese new year greeting cards. Japanese new year s greeting cards are called 年賀状 ねんがじょう or nengajo when you are in japan or have japanese friends you know for sure you will be receiving at least. Many of these are for connecting with family and friends such as visiting shrines together or writing one another cards.