New Year Sunrise Japan

Tokyo skytree tokyo sunrise 6 46 a m.

New year sunrise japan. January 1 is a very auspicious day best started by viewing the new year s first sunrise hatsu hinode and traditionally believed to be representative for the whole year that has just commenced. The observatories at tokyo skytree and the tokyo metropolitan government building sometimes hold hatsuhinode viewing events as early as 5 00 am on january 1st. However some traditional events of the japanese new year are partially celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern tenpō calendar the last official lunisolar calendar which was used until 1872 in japan.

Start the new year as an early bird and catch the first sunrise. The airbus a380 aircraft with a sea turtle design that will be used for a special flight to see the first sunrise of 2021 is seen at narita international airport east of tokyo on april 23 2019. Takao to be closed for new year sunrise december 9 2020 one of tokyo s most popular spots for viewing the first sunrise of the year will be closed on new year s day due to precautions against the spread of coronavirus infections.

Watch 2020 tail off and 2021 rise in ascension with a fantastical view of the new year s first sunrise at kobe s mount rokko. Since 1873 the official japanese new year has been celebrated according to the gregorian calendar on january 1 of each year new year s day. Even today crowds gather on mountaintops or beaches with good views of the sunrise to pray for health and family wellbeing in the new year.

In general people find a nice spot where they can stare at on the east side to view the first sunrise of the first day of the year. The japanese new year is an annual festival with its own customs. Takao to be closed for new year sunrise nhk dec 10 one of tokyo s most popular spots for viewing the first sunrise of the year will be closed on new year s day due to precautions against the spread of coronavirus infections.

Many people prefer to go the beaches. To welcome in the new year rokko cable car will be holding an extra special early morning cable ride to the top of the mountain so that viewers can witness the first sunrise of 2021. In japan sunrise on new year s day is believed to have special supernatural powers and praying to the first sunrise of the year has become a popular practice since the meiji era 1868 1912.

In japan the first sunrise of the new year is believed to be a very special day. Some people choose mountaintops for praying to the first sunrise. Therefore the day is supposed be full of joy and free of stress and anger while everything should be clean and no work should be done.