Here’s where the Japanese deep cleaning ritual of Osoji steps in. What better way to reset and begin a whole new year than with an entirely clean home? To dust off the cobwebs, both physically ...

In a custom similar to spring cleaning, Japan has long conducted susuharai ... in the past it marked the start of the countdown to New Year and was a time for households to begin the process ...

Although less common than it was even in the 2000s, half of Japanese households ... 12.7% did theirs on New Year’s Eve. At 28.4%, people most commonly spent “one day” cleaning.

The run-up to the Japanese New Year, called "O-shogatsu," is a busy ... spend the last couple of days before the holidays cleaning their classrooms. The next phase of the holidays is the mass ...

which are remarkably similar to the Japanese New Year's celebrations. Deep cleaning is a custom that many people follow. This is a continuation of the Japanese tradition known as oosouji ...

Ozoni is standard New Year’s Day fare for many Japanese Americans, whether they are nisei, the children of Japanese immigrants, or yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese Americans. Starting in the ...