New Year Decoration in Japan / お正月飾り

Japanese Culture

Hi, this is Yuyujin.


A Happy New Year!
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu
あけましておめでとうございます。

How is your new year day?


I will introduce new year’s decorations in Japan.


Kadomatsu: かどまつ
The gate is decorated with Kadomatsu.


Kadomatsu (門松)

Shimenawa: しめなわ
The gate and the entrance door is decorated with Shimenawa.


Shimenawa(しめ縄)

Kagamimochi: かがみもち
Kagamimochi is put in a living room.


Kagamimochi (鏡餅)

New year decorations vary from region to region in Japan.
And the price is from very cheap to very expensive.
For example the photos Shimenawa is about 8 US dollars.
I bought it at a supermarket.
The expensive one is over a several hundreds US dollars.

Enjoy a happy new year in Japan!

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