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Mochitsuki—A Long-Standing Tradition for Yakima Valley’s Japanese Community
The dense aroma of steaming rice filled the narrow stairway leading to the basement of the Bussei K…

Tammy Ayer • Jan. 22, 2018

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Buddhism kagami mochi mochi mochitsuki New Year Oshogatsu religions United States Washington Yakima Yakima Buddhist Church (organization) Yakima Herald-Republic (newspaper)
Buddhism kagami mochi mochi mochitsuki New Year Oshogatsu religions United States Washington Yakima Yakima Buddhist Church (organization) Yakima Herald-Republic (newspaper)
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My Grandmother's Ozoni
“She’s making soup!” That was my mother’s and my aunts’ hint to us c…

Hudson Okada • Jan. 5, 2018

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Brazil families food grandmothers grandparents Japanese food New Year Oshogatsu ozoni parents soccer sports
Brazil families food grandmothers grandparents Japanese food New Year Oshogatsu ozoni parents soccer sports
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OSHOGATSU Brazilian style
Oshogatsu (New Year) is the most important celebration in the Japanese calendar. Even here in Brazi…

Katsuo Higuchi • Jan. 1, 2018

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Brazil families food holidays New Year Oshogatsu
Brazil families food holidays New Year Oshogatsu
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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> A Nikkei Holiday Story By John Nishio This is the story of the 104th Annual …

John Nishio +2 • March 3, 2017

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Canada Chicago communities Discover Nikkei families food holidays Illinois Japanese food John Nishio kagami mochi mochi mochitsuki New Year Nima-kai Oshogatsu ozoni Regina Regina Japanese Canadian Club Saskatchewan traditions United States
Canada Chicago communities Discover Nikkei families food holidays Illinois Japanese food John Nishio kagami mochi mochi mochitsuki New Year Nima-kai Oshogatsu ozoni Regina Regina Japanese Canadian Club Saskatchewan traditions United States
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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 1
In our January e-newsletter, Discover Nikkei put out a call for Oshogatsu stories. We asked our Nik…

Naomi Hirahara +1 • March 2, 2017

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Brazil communities dekasegi Discover Nikkei families food foreign workers holidays Japan mochi Naomi Hirahara New Year Nikkei in Japan Nima-kai Oshogatsu traditions United States
Brazil communities dekasegi Discover Nikkei families food foreign workers holidays Japan mochi Naomi Hirahara New Year Nikkei in Japan Nima-kai Oshogatsu traditions United States
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Oshogatsu and New Year’s Celebration in Nikkei Communities in Los Angeles
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” It’s a new year. For Americans,…

Tomomi Kanemaru • Feb. 8, 2017

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California communities culture generations hatsuhinode hatsumode holidays immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration New Year Oshogatsu postwar religions Shin-Issei Shinto shrines sunrises traditions United States World War II
California communities culture generations hatsuhinode hatsumode holidays immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration New Year Oshogatsu postwar religions Shin-Issei Shinto shrines sunrises traditions United States World War II
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Japanese New Year’s Meal
The migration over to Southeast Portland on the first day of the year is something that I will alwa…

Justin Inahara • Jan. 18, 2017

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confectioneries families food holidays Japanese food Mikado (confectionery store) mochi mochitsuki New Year Oregon Oshogatsu ozoni Pacific Northwest Portland (Or.) traditions United States
confectioneries families food holidays Japanese food Mikado (confectionery store) mochi mochitsuki New Year Oregon Oshogatsu ozoni Pacific Northwest Portland (Or.) traditions United States
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Nikkei New Year: A History of Oshogatsu Since the Time of the Issei
I spent almost all of my childhood with my grandmother. Her customs, which were of course very Japa…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato +1 • Jan. 11, 2017

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celebrations communities holidays New Year Oshogatsu Peru
celebrations communities holidays New Year Oshogatsu Peru
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Oshogatsu in LA Nikkei Communities—We Can’t Wait for Oshogatsu
How many nights will we sleep before oshogatsu?Let’s fly a kite and spin a top on oshogatsu…

Tomomi Kanemaru • Jan. 9, 2017

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California communities Fugetsu-do Los Angeles mochitsuki New Year Oshogatsu United States
California communities Fugetsu-do Los Angeles mochitsuki New Year Oshogatsu United States
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Celebration and Resistance Among Japanese Immigrants in Mexico: The Festival of Shōgatsu
The hundreds of thousands of Japanese immigrants who came to the Americas brought only the bare nec…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Jan. 1, 2017

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communities festivals food holidays Japanese food matsuri Mexico New Year Oshogatsu ozoni toshikoshi soba World War II
communities festivals food holidays Japanese food matsuri Mexico New Year Oshogatsu ozoni toshikoshi soba World War II
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