Tips (if you plan to attend in some future year), photos (of the crowds, the Japanese Imperial Family, etc.), and video (of the flags waving and the greeting) from January 2, 2010 Emperor Akihito appe...
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A photo of Tokyo Tower just after midnight on January 1, 2010. Also a video of the release of thousands of balloons at midnight near Tokyo Tower and the beginning of the ringing of the bell, at the Bu...
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Muza Chan shares with us many of the traditional Japanese New Year decorations including , Shimenawa, Shide, and kadomatsu in part one (linked above). In Part 2 (http://bit.ly/4oijR4) Kagami mochi. Ha...
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My junior high students surprised me by telling me how New Year's Day was so popular in Japan, while Christmas was just a holiday for couples. I decided to look into this more and this post was what I...
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