Oshōgatsu

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Oshōgatsu In Japan, the New Year festival is the biggest holiday of the year. Steeped in tradition and national values, the holiday includes gift giving, eating traditional foods, drinking nihonshu (sake), and prayer. In 1873, the holiday was moved to the Gregorian calendar used by the West, setting Oshōgatsu to January 1st. Prior to that, …

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Tours from Let’s Go To Japan Now

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Travel tours are like dog breeds. Some are big, others are small. Do you want to travel with a throng of 30, or with an intimate group of six. If small group sounds good to you, keep reading…