New Year coloring pages
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Shishimai (Lion Dance)
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Kakizome
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Osechi (Japanese New Year Food)
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Kagami mochi
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Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
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Kawasaki Daishi Temple
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Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
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Meiji Jingu Shrine
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Dondo-yaki (New Year Bonfire)
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Shimekazari (New Year Straw Decoration)
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Kadomatsu (New Year Pine Decoration)
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Fukuwarai (Japanese Face Game)
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Top 3 New Year Coloring Pages
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Fukuwarai (Japanese Face Game)
Laugh out loud at the funny faces! A traditional New Year's game you play while wearing a blindfold
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Kagami mochi
A round rice cake decoration to welcome the New Year god
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Daruma Doll
Fall down seven times, stand up eight! It's a "good luck charm" that always gets back up, no matter how many times it falls.
Fun Facts About New Year
A few things worth knowing about New Year.
Fun Facts About Daruma Doll
A Daruma Doll initially has no eyes drawn on it, but when a wish comes true, a person draws the other eye themselves.
Fun Facts About Kagami mochi
During Kagami biraki around January 11th, Kagami mochi is broken apart with a wooden mallet or similar tool rather than a blade and eaten.
Fun Facts About Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
The main hall of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine underwent its first major renovation in 124 years, which was completed in 2026.
Fun Facts About Kakizome
Kakizome is an event where people write with a calligraphy brush for the first time in the New Year, and it is said that burning the written paper at Dondo Yaki will improve your handwriting if the ashes soar high into the sky.
Fun Facts About Fukuwarai (Japanese Face Game)
It is a game that brings happiness into the home as everyone laughs out loud together when looking at the finished face.
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