When you are going to be in the Land of the Rising Sun in the New Year, you should get acquainted with local customs in advance. Every Japanese must decorate his house with traditional pine "bouquets" - "kadomatsu" before the holiday. The celebration itself, as well as corporate parties at the end of December, is called "bonenkai" and is designed to leave all worries and problems in the outgoing year. New Year's dinner usually includes buckwheat noodles "tosikoshi soba" and a set of several dishes of "ossi Rory"

Exactly at midnight on the night of December 31 to January 1 in all sanctuaries of Japan 108 bells are heard - you can be present at the same time action. During all New Year's holidays, Japanese residents also visit churches with the whole family.

Since January 1, in all major shopping centers in Japan you can buy "fukubukoro" - a bag of happiness. This is a kind of lottery - in a sealed box can be anything: from cosmetics to the keys to the apartment. And on January 2, all the guests of the Japanese capital, without exception, hasten to visit the gardens of the Imperial Palace. On this day, the emperor goes to the balcony and personally congratulates the audience on the coming new year

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