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🎙️ Year-End and New Year in Japan

✨ Short Description

IIn this episode, I talk about how people spend the year-end and New Year period in Japan. I explain why this time is so important, how daily life changes, and what traditions Japanese people value at the end and beginning of the year.

✍️ Episode Details

I explain how Japan slows down during the year-end and New Year holidays, traditions like cleaning the house, eating New Year’s Eve soba, visiting shrines, and spending quiet time with family to reset for the new year.

📝 Vocabulary Guide

年末年始 — ねんまつねんし — nenmatsu nenshi — year-end and New Year period

大掃除 — おおそうじ — ōsōji — big year-end cleaning

大晦日 — おおみそか — ōmisoka — New Year’s Eve

初詣 — はつもうで — hatsumōde — first shrine visit of the year

おせち料理 — おせちりょうり — osechi ryōri — traditional New Year food

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