Many Japanese celebrated the arrival of the Year of the Dog Sunday night in the traditional way of praying for peace and good fortune at neighborhood Shinto shrines, and eating New Year’s food such as noodles, shrimp and sweet black beans. There were fireworks festivals in other areas, including
Many Japanese celebrated the arrival of the Year of the Dog Sunday night in the traditional way of praying for peace and good fortune at neighborhood Shinto shrines, and eating New Year’s food such as noodles, shrimp and sweet black beans.
There were fireworks festivals in other areas, including Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama and Spaceworld in Kitakyushu, among others.
An estimated 67,000 people attended a countdown event at Tokyo’s famous Shibuya scramble crossing, according to police, adding that there were no incidents.
