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Tokyo New Year's Eve fireworks,
events and parties
In Japan, New Year's Eve is a
preparation day to welcome Toshigami,
the New Year's god. Therefore,
traditionally, people clean their
home and prepare Kadomatsu and/or
Shimenawa to welcome the god before
New Year's Eve.
Buddhist temples ring their bells
108 times at midnight. This
tradition is called joya no kane
which means "bell rings on new year
eve's night." The rings represent
108 elements of bonō, defilements,
or Kilesa in Sanskrit, which is said
people have in their mind. The bells
are rung to repent 108 of the bonnō.
A popular TV show on New Year's Eve
in Japan is Red and White Year-end
Song Festival. Kōhaku Uta Gassen is
a 60-year-old tradition involving a
singing contest between male and
female teams of celebrity singers.
Many
people celebrate at New Years
parties in Tokyo in locations all
around this bustling city. Places
like Disneyland in Tokyo have
spectacular celebrations that draw
throngs of people to enjoy the
rides, shows, and other
entertainment, and of course the
fireworks display, it's the source of
some of the best New Years images
you'll ever see. New Years Tokyo
style can also mean having a big
party, and many are thrown around
the city. There are countdown
parties like the massive one at
Universal Studios in Osaka as well
as the Huis Ten Bosch countdown
party.
You could also choose to watch the
fireworks at Ikebukuro Sunshine
City. People gather here at this
tallest observatory in Tokyo watch
fireworks and countdown to the New
Years on New Year's Eve. The
next day the observatory opens at
5:30 a.m. should you so desire to
make your first wish for the new
year be one with an inspirational
vista of Tokyo as your backdrop. The
famous Tokyo Tower also hosts a
massive party that is open to the
general public. Fireworks are shot
off at midnight and a limited number
(only 80 people) get to watch the
sunrise from the observatory deck of
the tower, which is actually taller
than the Eiffel Tower after which it
is modeled.
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