New Year In Japan 2019

The heisei era started on 8 january 1989 the day after the death of the emperor hirohito when his son akihito acceded to the throne as the 125th emperor in accordance with japanese customs hirohito was.

New year in japan 2019. Find a christmas new year trip that explores japan. Yoi otoshi o 良いお年を from january 1. There are 76 tours to choose from that range in length from 3 days up to 16 days.

In japan there are two different words to describe new year celebrations and new year s day itself. The heisei era japanese. That s because christmas here is like halloween just another fun holiday without much traditional or cultural let alone religious significance the traditional winter holiday for the japanese is oshogatsu literally first month or new year.

Shinnen omedetô gozaimasu 新年おめでとう ございます. 平成 refers to the period of japanese history corresponding to the reign of emperor akihito from 8 january 1989 until his abdication on 30 april 2019. A new era the former japanese emperor stepped down in 2019.

The new year in particular is the most important time of the year in japan equal to the christmas or the yuletide season in the west. The japanese new year celebration is called shogatsu and new year s day is called gantan. In japan greeting people with appropriate japanese words is very important.

If you re interested in our faqs section you can check our life in japan faq or our exploring japan faq. You may also be interested in our other year end posts including japanese buzzwords of 2018 kanji of the year and our christmas vocabulary list. Names for the new year in japanese.

The japanese new year 正月 shōgatsu is an annual festival with its own customs. They literally mean happy new year and congratulations for the new. The new year is called oshôgatsu お正月.