{"id":301740,"date":"2026-01-23T16:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/?post_type=m-matsuomto-campus&p=301740"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:30:08","slug":"exploring-japanese-new-year-traditions-ss-1-19-1-23","status":"publish","type":"m-matsuomto-campus","link":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/en\/m-matsuomto-campus\/exploring-japanese-new-year-traditions-ss-1-19-1-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Japanese New Year Traditions! SS 1\/19-1\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello everyone!\u3000
We had a joyful and meaningful week filled with cultural learning, laughter, and hands-on experiences as we continued our Unit of Inquiry (UOI) exploration. From Japanese New Year traditions to learning new languages through music, here\u2019s a look at what we\u2019ve been up to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Monday began with a very fun birthday party for the January birthday boys and girls. The room was filled with laughter as the celebrants played a traditional Japanese New Year game called Fukuwarai<\/em>. They did their best to create perfect faces, but while wearing blindfolds, they ended up making very funny ones instead. This made everyone laugh, which is the main purpose of the game\u2014bringing joy and laughter to everyone. One of our friends turned 5 years old this week. Happy, happy birthday! \ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf82<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our UOI Japanese New Year exploration continued as we learned why Japanese people eat osechi<\/em> during the New Year. We were amazed to discover that each food represents a special meaning or wish. Afterward, the students shared their own wishes for the New Year, wrote them on paper ema<\/em>, and hung them on a DIY shrine in the classroom. Inspired by kurikinton<\/em>, one of the foods in osechi<\/em>, many students wished, \u201cI want to have lots of money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Wednesday, we visited a shrine to observe what it looks like and what people do there. We saw many daruma<\/em> and other New Year\u2013related objects and talked about their meanings. We also found many ema<\/em> and saw people praying as they did hatsumode<\/em>. It was truly a wonderful experience to see in real life what we had previously learned only in the classroom and from books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last week, we remembered that many students wanted to try making or flying a kite next New Year\u2014so we thought, why not do it now? The Shooting Star students made their own kites for the first time and enjoyed flying them outside. Kite flying is also a traditional Japanese New Year activity, and it was really fun to experience it together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we prepare to talk about celebrations around the world, we thought it would be a great idea to learn other languages through singing. Everyone is enjoying Spanish songs about the months of the year, the days of the week, and counting from 1 to 10. Even though we just started last week, many students are already remembering the Spanish words! We also have a friend who is half Japanese and half Thai, which sparked our interest in learning Thai. We have begun learning how to count from 1 to 10 in Thai as well. Next week, we will continue learning about Japanese celebrations, such as Setsubun<\/em> and birthdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you for reading about our exciting week of learning and exploration. We wish you a relaxing and happy weekend, and we look forward to sharing more experiences with you next week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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