Seven (Bonus point if you can name them all - Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

S Always McGuire,6, learns about the Taiko drumming. The Oshogatsu Festival ushered in the new year at the Japanese American National Museum on Jan. 5, 2025 in Los Angeles CA. (Photo by John McCoy ...

The cover of the picture book "Picky to Pocky no Haiku Ehon: Oshogatsu no Maki" (Mainichi/Risa Koshiba) "Picky to Pocky no Haiku Ehon: Oshogatsu no Maki," written by Kozaburo Arashiyama and ...

In Japan, New Year, known as Oshogatsu, is a time for purification and new beginnings. Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times to cleanse the 108 earthly desires.

2025 Oshogatsu Family Festival Little Tokyo - FREE Sunday, January 5, 2025 2025 slithers in at the Japanese American National Museum: this year's Oshogatsu Family Festival celebrates Year of the ...

The 2025 Oshogatsu Family Festival will feature activities like souvenir photos, snake-themed crafts and origami and a scavenger hunt, a mochitsuki (rice pounding) demonstration.

From New Year's Day to MLK weekend and beyond, January is packed with free activities for kids. Don’t miss our favorite free and fun things to do in Houston with kids this month. Celebrate the ...

Up until the mid-Meiji Era (1868-1912), all children’s songs were written in a formal style, making them difficult to sing.

It's official: the Gregorian calendar New Year has come and gone. Actually, so has the Japanese New Year celebration in most Japanese cities--Oshogatsu generally runs from December 31 to January 4. Eh ...

HOUSTON – Japan Junction meets at Levy Park this weekend for Oshogatsu New Year’s celebration! Patsy Brown, Executive Director of the Japan-America Society of Houston (JASH), and Ikuyo ...

Members of Southern California's Japanese community celebrated the New Year with Oshogatsu festivals and prayers for good luck in 2024.

Members of Southern California's Japanese community celebrated the New Year with Oshogatsu festivals and prayers for good luck in 2024.