Japanese New Year Quiz: Oshogatsu Customs, Osechi and New Year's Eve
12 Japanese New Year (oshogatsu) questions with answers on New Year money and decorations, osechi food, first-dream luck and New Year's Eve. Free to play or host live.
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- Question 1 of 3
What is the money children receive at New Year called?Tap an answer
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- What is the first sunrise of the year called?Multiple Choice
- Which animal of the zodiac stands for 2027?Multiple Choice
- Why is shrimp part of osechi, the traditional New Year food?Multiple Choice
- Kombu (kelp) rolls are a pun on which happy Japanese word?Multiple Choice
- What does the character 旦 in 元旦 (gantan) show?Multiple Choice
- "First Fuji, second a hawk..." What is third in the luckiest first dream of the year?Multiple Choice
- At kagami biraki, the day the New Year rice cakes are broken up and eaten, why do people say the mochi is "opened" rather than "split"?Multiple Choice
- How many times are temple bells rung on New Year's Eve (joya no kane)?Multiple Choice
- What is the best-known reason for eating toshikoshi soba on New Year's Eve?Multiple Choice
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