Nengajo cards

See sample photos at Wink. Here in Japan, 'tis the season to make nengajo. Nengajo are specialized New Year's postcards sent to friends, relatives, acquaintances, former classmates, current classmates, co-workers,…

Keep it simple or get creative – all you need is a postcard, a pen and your address book.

In Japan, similar to the Western custom of sending Christmas cards, there is a tradition of sending new year's greeting cards known as nengajo (). Because they are now written on postcards, they are often referred to as nenga-hagaki (), or new year's postcards. If you want to surprise your Japanese relatives, friends, and coworkers by celebrating the new year in a traditional Japanese way, here are a few tips on how to write the perfect nengajo!

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Japanese New Year Cards (nengajo) usually have the zodiac animal of the upcoming year printed on them. There's also a lottery in January, using the numbers that are printed on the back of the cards.

In Japan people give Nengajo (New Years cards) rather than Christmas cards, since they are mostly Shinto. This is a cute nengajo.

The end of the year is finally upon us! Actually, in Japan, there are “things to do” at the end of the year. One of them is “Nengajo. Nengajo is a postcard that is sent to people who are always grateful for your kindness. It is meant to celebrate the New Year and also to request an unchanging relationship. Recently, from a paperless perspective, more and more people are using e-mail and social networking services. However, since Nengajo is illustrated with photos and illustrati

Nengajo are unique Japanese New Year's cards that come with domestic postage included. They can be purchased at stationery stores such as Loft throughout Fukuoka, but the Central Post Office is a good place to start.