Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 5
A booth selling ropes made of rice straw used to decorate the entrance way.
Kobe, 1906
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 6
A housewife shops for a plant during the preparations for New Year.
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 7
Eating soba, still a part of ringing out the old year in Japan today.
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 8
Kadomatsu (door pine) is a decoration for Japanese New Year. They are displayed next to the entrance during the first week of the year.
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 9
The first meal of the year, includes a soup called zoni, which features mochi rice cakes.
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 10
The first aisatsu (greetings) of the year. Out of this custom, the more convenient modern custom of sending New Year cards (nengajo) was born.