New Years eve activities and Japanese culture for New Years

Many of us in the travel industry will be happy to put 2020 behind us and look forward to a much better year for travel in 2021. Here in Japan, we practice a variety of traditions in preparation for the New Year holiday, including “Osouji”, a deep cleaning of homes and businesses to purify them for the visit from the Shinto deity of the new year “Toshigami”. Of course, Osouji takes on a more

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