If you're planning on spending the new year in Japan, there are a few essential things to know. Of course, there are likely plenty of places you'll want to check out during your travels. Here's our guide to getting the most out of your new year's holiday
James Lau Posted on January 04, 2024 Updated last January 19, 2024 During New Years in Japan, people celebrate in many different ways! Let’s see how Japan celebrates the new year and how some of these traditions evolved over the years! Kohaku Gassen Uta Kohaku Uta Gassen is a popular ...
2025 New Year Sales and Lucky Bags in Japan During the New Year holiday, many brands offer discounted items in theirfirst saleand sellfukubukuro (lucky bags). In this article, we present our top 10 picks for the 2025 first sales and fukubukuro for those looking for the best options, featur...
New Years Eve in Yokohama In Japan New Year is associated with sending off the daily worries of the past year and welcoming the bright prospects of the “new spring” as they call it. People clean their homes a few days before the end of December and throw out all of the old religious...
New Year's Day was fixed at January 1st in 153 BC, when the two Roman consuls, after whom - in the Roman calendar - years were named and numbered, chose that date, mainly for military reasons. During the Middle Ages, a number of different Christian feast dates were used to mark the...
New Year in Japan: Western-style celebrations in Tokyo Since New Year’s Eve is typically spent at home with family, countdown events are not all that common. In recent years, crowds started gathering atShibuya Crossingon New Year’s Eve. However,the Shibuya Crossing countdown has been cance...
2024 Year of the Dragon 2025 Year of Snake 2026 Year of Horse Chinese New Year in Japan Back in time, Japan also used the same traditional lunar calendar as China, hence the country historically celebrated New Year’s at the same period of time. However, inthe Meiji Period, when the Japa...
Dates of New Year's Day in Japan 2026 Thu, Jan 1 National Holiday 2025 Wed, Jan 1 National Holiday 2024 Mon, Jan 1 National Holiday 2023 Sun, Jan 1 National Holiday 2022 Sat, Jan 1 National Holiday Summary New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the...
Tourism to Japan all but stopped for more than two years during the pandemic. Since then, the industry has received a major boost from a weak yen that has made Japan a bargain destination for foreign travellers. Current account data in January showed a record gain att...
Last year: 2024年1月1日星期一 Type: National Holiday List of dates for other years Upcoming holidays in Japan Holidays in Japan 2025 Holidays in Japan 2026 New Year’s Day, which is on January 1, marks the start of the year in the Gregorian calendar and it's a public holiday in man...