Festive Season

The end of one year and the beginning of another is a very important time in Japan. While Christmas has become important in recent years, both culturally and commercially, it is the New Year’s time when many Japanese people return to their hometowns to visit family and friends. Another New Year tradition is hatsumode which is the first offer of prayer for the year, usually at a Shinto shrine.
UCES would like to wish you all a prosperous 2016!
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