Japanese Tradition and Customs on New Year
What type of greeting cards do Japanese people typically send before the New Year?
ねんがじょう (Nenga jou)
What is the game people play on New Year's? Name two games.
凧揚げ、こままわし、かるた、ふくわらい、すごろく、だるまおとし、はねつき、けん玉
Name the food that Japanese people eat on Christmas day
（KFC） ケンタッキー・フライド・チキン
Read 一月一日
いちがつ ついたち （Ichigatsu Tsuitachi）
What is the current year in the Chinese zodiac?
うま どし （Horse doshi)
What is the term used in Japan for the year-end deep cleaning tradition?
おおそうじ (Oosouji)
What is the paper you get from shrine that tells you your fortune this year?
おみくじ （Omikuji）
What do you call the variety of foods arranged in a jubako and eaten during the New Year?
おせちりょうり (Osechi ryouri)
Read 二千二十六年
にせん にじゅう ろく ねん
What year is this in Japanese calendar?
令和（れいわ）8年
What is the name of the tradition of giving money as a gift, and who typically receives it in Japan?
1. おとしだま （Otoshidama)
2. こども （Kodomo）
What is the traditional New Year decoration using rice cake?
かがみもち (Kagami mochi)
What is the name of the noodle traditionally eaten as the last meal of the year in Japan?
としこし そば （Toshikoshi soba）
Read 今年
ことし（Kotoshi)
This Year
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for the upcoming year?
ひつじどし （Hitsuji(sheep)doshi)
What is the name of the first calligraphy done on New Year's Day in Japan?
かきぞめ （Kakizome)
Which TV show do Japanese people typically watch featuring a singing competition during the New Year season?
こうはく うた がっせん (Kouhaku Utagassen)
What is the name of the mochi in the soup traditionally eaten on New Year's Day in Japan?
おぞうに （Ozouni)
Read 元日
がんじつ (Ganjitsu)
New Year's Day (another way of saying January 1st)
What day is second Monday of January in Japan?
成人の日 (Coming of Age)
What is it called when Japanese people go to shrines or temples for new year's?
はつもうで (Hatsu moude)
What are the traditional decorations used to invite good luck and drive away bad spirits through house decorations at the start of the new year?
かどまつ (Kadomatsu) and しめかざり (Shimekazari)
What do people eat after New Year's special meals to reset their body?
ななくさがゆ (Nanakusa gayu)
rice porridge with seven kinds of leaves
Read 大晦日
おおみそか (Ohmisoka)
New Year's Eve
What is another way to say January 1st?
がんじつ (Ganjitsu)