Kadomatsu are displayed in many places to celebrate the New Year. Note: Kadomatsu decorations are made from ... outside homes and office buildings. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken ...

"I think that it's more of a local, to celebrate local traditions as well. Even with food, we will have Hawaiian food, ...

People burn year-end decorations and lucky charms at a bonfire as part of the dondoyaki festival in Tateshina, Nagano ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--Production of hana-mochi traditional New Year’s decorations, a skill handed down over generations, is reaching its peak in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture.