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Japan’s New Year Traditions

New Year is the most important
traditional holiday in Japan.

People prepare their hearts,
and welcome the New Year deity
into their homes with gratitude.

Homes are decorated
to invite good fortune
for the year ahead.

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New Year is also a time
to reconnect with family and friends.

People exchange New Year cards,
and children receive
money gifts called Otoshidama.

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The beginning of the year
is filled with many “firsts.”

The first sunrise,
the first dream of the year,
and the first shrine visit.

People also enjoy
special New Year foods
and a ceremonial spiced sake.

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Through these customs,
Japanese New Year carries
meanings passed down for generations.


日本文化・着物アート・殺陣（Tate）・舞台表現を世界へ
Traditional Japanese Culture × Modern Art × Performance × Fashion.

このチャンネルでは
Kimono Art / Obi Fashion / Japanese Calligraphy / Tate (Samurai Sword Performance) / Japanese Dance / Creative Process
など、日本の美とアート表現を世界へ向けて発信します


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Kimono & Obi Fashion（着物・帯のアートファッション）
Japanese Culture & Aesthetics（日本文化・所作・美意識）
Tate / Samurai Sword Performance（殺陣・侍アクション）
Japanese Dance / Movement Art（日本的身体表現）
Behind the Scenes / Creative Process（作品づくりの裏側）
Wao bi – Reborn Kimono Art Fashion（正絹帯を再生したアートファッション）


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Art Director / Choreographer / Performer
Japanese Traditional Art × Contemporary Expression

Created 300+ stage works
Producer of Yokohama Arts Show Collection
Featured at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Invited to Cannes Film Festival
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Her mission:
To express the beauty of Japan through movement, fashion, and storytelling.


🔹 Mission｜日本文化を世界へ

伝統は、ただ守るだけではなく、
挑み、進化させ、世界へ届けてこそ未来につながる。

I live to express the beauty of Japan —
and share it with the world.
Traditional culture is not only something to preserve —
it is something to evolve and share with the world.






I live to express the beauty of Japan — and deliver it worldwide.


• Japanese culture
• kimono
• samurai
• Japanese aesthetics
• traditional arts
• Japanese literature