JAPAN SOCIETY New Year’s Celebration: Oshogatsu in NYC

JAPAN SOCIETY New Year’s Celebration: Oshogatsu

Sunday, January 25 • 2pm

Celebrate the New Year holiday at Japan Society's annual Oshogatsu event and participate in various traditional activities. Families watch live taiko drumming and accompanying lion dancing (shishi-mai) and have the chance to participate in a brief taiko practice session at either 2 or 3 pm (session is chosen at time of ticket purchase). Other fun activities include rice pounding (mochi-tsuki), calligraphy (kakizome), kite (tako)-making, traditional games (fukuwarai), and top spinning (koma-mawashi).
 Recommended for all ages. $18/$10 Japan Society members; children ages 2 and under free (includes festival and taiko drumming session at either 2 pm or 3 pm) buy tickets http://www.japansociety.org/

JAPAN SOCIETY, 333 East 47th Street ,New York, NY 10017

Phone: 212.832.1155