Japanese New Year
January 1, a national holiday in Japan (the first day of the first month of the East Asian Lunar calendar prior to 1873)
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Japanese New Year
Summary
Japanese New Year is an annual event[1]. It draws 955 Wikipedia views per month (annual_event category, ranking #29 of 238).[2]
Key Facts
- Japanese New Year is in the country of Japan[3].
- Japanese New Year's instance of is recorded as annual event[4].
- Japanese New Year followed ōmisoka[5].
- Japanese New Year is a type of East Asian New Year[6].
- Japanese New Year is part of New Year[7].
- Japanese New Year's Commons category is recorded as New Year celebrations in Japan[8].
- Japanese New Year's commemorates is recorded as Lunar/Lunisolar New Year[9].
- Japanese New Year's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as January 1[10].
- Japanese New Year's foods traditionally associated is recorded as osechi[11].
- Japanese New Year's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Year in Japan[12].
- Japanese New Year's topic has template is recorded as Q109777358[13].
- Japanese New Year's has characteristic is recorded as public holiday in Japan[14].
- Japanese New Year's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '正月'}[15].
- Japanese New Year's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'お正月'}[16].
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When and Where
Japanese New Year is in the country of Japan[3].
Context
Japanese New Year is part of New Year[7]. Its instance of is recorded as annual event[4]. It followed ōmisoka[5].
Why It Matters
Japanese New Year draws 955 Wikipedia views per month (annual_event category, ranking #29 of 238).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]