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Osechi 2026
How you start the year dictates how you finish it. Inside our Osechi 2026: Sourcing premium saku blocks (Hon Maguro, Kinmedai) from Sakanaya Newton, my wife’s traditional Onishime, and the intimate celebration with our Japanese school community.
Osechi 2025
This is how I start every year. Cold plunge first - that electric shock that wakes up everything. Then osechi ryori - days of preparation, boxes of traditional Japanese New Year's food, each dish carrying meaning for the year ahead. One is intensity. The other is intention. Both matter. Both reset me.
Celebrating the New Year with a traditional Japanese Osechi feast, filled with flavors that symbolize health, happiness, and prosperity. Wishing everyone a joyful and abundant year ahead!
“Okuizome” (first meal) for Lui
Okuizome is a beautiful and meaningful tradition that reflects the importance of family, community, and cultural heritage in Japanese culture. It's a way for families to come together, celebrate the birth of a new life, and express their hopes and wishes for the future. As Japanese living in the United States, we must keep this tradition alive and pass it on to future generations so that our cultural heritage remains an integral part of our lives.
