Ōmisoka or ōtsugomori is a Japanese traditional celebration on the last day of the year. Traditionally, it was held on the final day of the 12th lunar month. With Japan's switch to using the Gregorian
Shinto shrine on ōmisoka
Otakiage [ja], a ritual bonfire in a shrine
Kitsune no Gyoretsu (Ōji 2010)
Kitsune no Gyoretsu (Ōji 2010)
Toshikoshi soba is a traditional Japanese noodle bowl dish eaten on ōmisoka.
Ōmisoka
…of the current and upcoming years. About an hour before the New Year, people often gather together for one last time in the old year to have a bowl of toshikoshi soba or toshikoshi udon together—a tradition based on people's association of eating the long noodles with "crossing over from one year to the next", which…
Toshikoshi soba with kamaboko
Toshikoshi-soba(年越し蕎麦), soba-shop(蕎麦店), Tokyo, Japan.