Japanese New Year Card
2020 japan post nengajyo new years postcard lottery.
Japanese new year card. There are a few features that are unique to japanese new year cards that you should definitely know about. Nengajyo are the equivalent to the western custom of sending out christmas cards. If you post your cards in japan before the cut off date in late december the postal service guarantees to deliver them on january 1st. Since they are nowadays written on postcards they are also known as nenga hagaki 年賀はがき or new year s postcards.
In japan as well there s the custom of sending japanese new year cards better known as nengajo 年賀状. Time to attend year ending and year starting parties. Hanetsuki japanese badminton takoage kite flying and karuta a card game are some of them. The latest date nengajo are delivered by is january 7th.
Gashō japanese new year holiday postcard. Origami crane japanese happy new year 明けまし holiday card. Send them cute and elegant ecards from our site to wish them a great year ahead. Wish good cheer and happiness on japanese new year to your friends and family with these beautiful and lovely cards.
By now you should have received nengajo 年賀状 new year cards in your mailbox. Every year japanese households send and receive new year s postcards called nengajō 年賀状. Writing japanese new year s cards happy new year. Similar to the western custom of sending christmas cards in japan there is a tradition of sending new year s greeting cards called nengajo 年賀状.
A happy shogatsu wish for friends and family. The saying is listed in kanji or japanese letters on the left. Celebrate the shogatsu with friends family loved ones. If you re celebrating the new year in a traditional japanese way and want to surprise your japanese relatives friends and coworkers here are a few tips on how to write the perfect nengajo.
The cards are sent to friends and family as well as to people you have work connections with. It is not uncommon for one person to send out several dozens of cards to friends relatives and co workers. Calligrapher ryuken happy new year holiday postcard. Now if you think that japanese new year cards are similar to christmas cards you re wrong.
After the greeting add words of thanks requests for continued favor or wishes for health. Choose any of them to begin your card. Expressions and phrases. Adding the date.
On the occasion of shogatsu may the new year be fruitful.