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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.
Osechi 2023
Osechi
In Japan, the New Year is a time of celebration. Families gather together to eat traditional food called osechi. There are many different dishes in this special meal, and each one has a meaning or symbolism related to the New Year. For example, one popular dish during New Year's celebrations is ozoni. This soup typically contains mochi (a type of rice cake) and vegetables.
Osechi 2022
Osechi
In Japan, the New Year is a time of celebration. Families gather together to eat traditional food called osechi. There are many different dishes in this special meal, and each one has a meaning or symbolism related to the New Year. For example, one popular dish during New Year's celebrations is ozoni. This soup typically contains mochi (a type of rice cake) and vegetables.
Osechi 2021
Osechi are a beloved part of the Japanese New Year celebration. The tradition dates back to over 1,000 years ago when people in Japan would prepare special foods to celebrate the arrival of the new year. These traditional New Year foods are an important part of the holiday, and they are deeply rooted in Japanese culture and history.
New year 2018
Osechi ryori are traditional Japanese New Year foods. The tradition started in the Heian Period (794-1185). Osechi are easily recognizable by their special boxes called Jubako , which resemble bento boxes. Like bentō boxes, Jubako are often kept stacked before and after use. "Osechi is what most people in Japan eat at the beginning of the new year. Regardless of how many times you go to Japanese restaurants, osechi isn't something you'll ever find on a Japanese menu. Its time and place are the first few days in January, in the Japanese home.
