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2. Ōmisoka - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] As part of the Meiji Restoration, Japan switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1873, and ōmisoka was set as December 31, or New Year's Eve. [3] The day is also known by the archaic pronunciation of ōtsugomori (大晦). [1] [4] This is a shortened version of tsukigomori (月隠り), meaning "last day of the month". [1]

3. Chichibu Night Festival - Wikipedia

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   The Chichibu Night Festival (秩父夜祭, Chichibu Yo Matsuri) is an annual festival held between 2 and 3 December in Chichibu, centred at the Chichibu Shrine [1] The festival has been held for over 300 years, and has been described as a Japanese UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage item. [2]

4. Japanese festivals - Wikipedia

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   Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...

5. Joya no Kane - Wikipedia

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   Visitors ring the bell at Ōsu Kannon in Nagoya. Joya no Kane (除夜の鐘) lit. ' midnight bell ' is a Japanese Buddhist event held annually on New Year's Eve. The bell, or bonshō, is struck at midnight of December 31, as a part of the Ōmisoka celebrations.

6. Public holidays in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Name Date Remarks Ref. New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu): January 1 This national holiday was established in 1948, as a day to celebrate the new year. New Year's Day marks the beginning of Japan's most important holiday season, the New Year season (正月, Shōgatsu), which generally refers to the first one, three or seven days of the year.

7. List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Japan - Wikipedia

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   (December 2019) This List is missing information about one and two starred restaurants. ... This is an incomplete list of Michelin-starred restaurants in Japan.