New Year in Japan, known as Oshogatsu, is the country’s most important holiday and is culturally more significant than Christmas. From December 29 to January 3, many Japanese return to their hometowns, which strongly affects travel, opening hours, and daily life. What to Expect • Joya no kane: Buddhist temples ring bells 108 times around midnight on Dec 31 • Hatsumode: First shrine or temple visit, from midnight Dec 31 through Jan 3 (very crowded at major sites) • Hatsuhinode: Watching the first
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New Year in Japan, known as Oshogatsu, is the country’s most important holiday and is culturally more significant than Christmas. From December 29 to January 3, many Japanese return to their hometowns, which strongly affects travel, opening hours, and daily life. What to Expect • Joya no kane: Buddhist temples ring bells 108 times around midnight on Dec 31 • Hatsumode: First shrine or temple visit, from midnight Dec 31 through Jan 3 (very crowded at major sites) • Hatsuhinode: Watching the first
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