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HATSUMODE: WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR IN JAPAN

Dec 30, 2023

BY Chisato Takahashi

What do you usually do on New Year's in your country? In Japan, we often go to ‘Hatsumode'. Hatsumode is a tradition where people go to a shrine or temple at the beginning of the year to pray for happiness in the coming year. What is […]