{"id":28102,"date":"2025-12-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savvytokyo.com\/?p=28102"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:41:52","slug":"12-essential-japanese-new-years-family-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savvytokyo.com\/12-essential-japanese-new-years-family-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Essential Japanese New Year’s Family Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Another year has flown by, and if you live in Japan, you\u2019ll probably encounter the two largest annual events overlapping\u2014Christmas<\/a> and New Year\u2014each celebrated very differently depending on the family. As you navigate these unique customs, you\u2019ll quickly notice how central Japanese New Year\u2019s traditions are to the season. Below is the step-by-step process of how and why the Japanese celebrate the end of a year and the beginning of a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n