Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 15
Shopping at a temple market on the first day of the year.
Kobe, 1906
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 16
Girls play hanetsuki (羽根突き, battledore and shuttlecock) in front of their home. This was one of the traditional games that was played during the New Year celebrations.
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 17
Another traditional New Year’s event that has almost completely disappeared, flying kites.
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 18
A family enthusiastically plays karuta (かるた), a game still played during New Year today.
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 19
Losers in the card game of karuta get ink painted on their face.
Kobe, 1906
New Year Celebrations 20
Merchants display their wares in a New Year cart procession, one of the few New Year customs in this series that can not be seen anymore.