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Japanese New Year

The Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu) is an annual festival that takes place in Japan. 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).

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Also called
New year
Begins
December 31/January 1
Date
January 1
Ends
January 4
Frequency
annual
Next time
1 January 2027 (2027-01-01)

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Overview

History

Traditional food

Mochi

Bell ringing

Nenga

Otoshidama

Poetry

Takarabune

Games

Entertainment

Sport

Beethoven's Ninth

Little New Year

Japanese Lunar New Year

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Japanese New Year

Nodes116
Edges115
Triples64
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017241
Components1

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Japanese New Year

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related to history · 12
Japanese New Year → Chinese, Gregorian, However, January, Japan, Japanese, Jōkyō, Meiji, Meiji Restoration, New Year's Day, Prior, Tenpō
related to Takarabune · 5
Japanese New Year → During, New Year, Seven Lucky Gods, Takarabune, Treasure Ship
Also called · 1
Japanese New Year → New year
Begins · 1
Japanese New Year → December 31/January 1
Date · 1
Japanese New Year → January 1
Ends · 1
Japanese New Year → January 4
Frequency · 1
Japanese New Year → annual
Next time · 1
Japanese New Year → 1 January 2027 (2027-01-01)
Observances · 1
Japanese New Year → Holiday

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new year japanese year's day japan january also traditional many first calendar cards mochi lunar chinese official years rice since

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Japanese New YearAlso calledNew year1.00infobox
Japanese New YearBeginsDecember 31/January 11.00infobox
Japanese New YearDateJanuary 11.00infobox
Japanese New YearEndsJanuary 41.00infobox
Japanese New YearFrequencyannual1.00infobox
Japanese New YearNext time1 January 2027 (2027-01-01)1.00infobox
Japanese New YearObservancesHoliday1.00infobox
Japanese New YearObserved byJapan1.00infobox
Japanese New YearOfficial nameShōgatsu (正月) or Oshōgatsu1.00infobox
Japanese New YearRelated toNew Year's Day, Chinese New Year, Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year, Mongolian New Year, Tibetan New Year, Taiwanese New Year1.00infobox
Japanese New YearSignificanceCelebrates the new year1.00infobox
Japanese New YearTypeCultural1.00infobox

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