Japanese New Year

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Japanese New Year (Oshōgatsu)
The kadomatsu is a traditional decoration for the new year holiday.
Official name	Shōgatsu (正月) or Oshōgatsu
Also called	New year
Observed by	Japan
Type	Cultural
Significance	Celebrates the new year
Observances	Holiday
Begins	December 31/January 1
Ends	January 4
Date	January 1
Next time	1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)
Frequency	annual
Related to	New Year's Day, Chinese New Year, Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year, Mongolian New Year, Tibetan New Year

The Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu) is an annual festival that takes place in Japan. Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year, New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu). Prior to 1872, traditional events of the Japanese New Year were celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern Tenpō calendar, the last official lunisolar calendar.