AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls
Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...
Celebrating Japanese New Year in Knoxville
The free drum performance will take place today in Market Square. ‘Saturday Night Live’ kicked off its show with Lin-Manuel ...
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Try a 'first writing' for New Year's. This workshop will teach you the Japanese tradition
The Japanese convey their hopes for the new year through kakizome, the ritualized first calligraphy writing of the year. Kakizome, meaning "first writing," occurs within the initial days of the year.
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Japanese New Year Celebration 2025 slated for Saturday, Jan. 25
The Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida (JAS) will usher in the “Year of the Snake” with its 31st annual Japanese New Year Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at the Wright Place in ...
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Amazake purin for the New Year
During oshogatsu (Japanese New Year), people in Japan huddle outside of temples and shrines to pray for an auspicious year, hands warmed by steaming cups of amazake (fermented rice drink).
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Japan department stores tap Chinese influencers for Lunar New Year buzz
TOKYO -- As the Lunar New Year approaches, Japanese department stores are enlisting influencers in their battle to attract ...