Sapphira (5) and Alexia (2) dress up to show you how to “visit a shrine” for New Year prayers for Mochitsuki PDX. After watching the...
Playlist - January 1st - 10th
The Henjyoji Shingon Buddhist Temple invites you to practice gratitude for 2020 and pray for wishes to come in 2021, virtually. After you send your...
Jan-1st | New Year’s Prayer – Nichiren Buddhist Temple
This is an abridged version of our New Year’s prayer for 2021, asking the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and all the gods to bless everyone with a safe...
For this year’s virtual Mochitsuki, the Oregon Koto-Kai will perform “Kyo-Ningyo no Yume” (Kyoto Doll’s Dream) by Masaaki Kikushiro, “Sakura Bukyoku”...
Jan-3rd | New Year’s Card Making
This video presents a brief explanation of the community group Japanese Women Portland, followed by a demonstration of two different designs for...
Join Chef Naoko to learn how to prepare Ozoni, an auspicious dish associated with the Japanese New Year consisting of mochi and local natural...
This video by the Portland Go Club talks about the basics of the game of Go, a game created in China but which developed most rapidly in Japan. We...
This fun and educational video introduce many of the things associated with the New Year in Japan. The viewer is asked to try and guess the answers...
Jan-7th | Ikebana Flower Arrangement
Nana Goto Bellerud presents Ikebana, a Japanese traditional art form that uses natural materials to express yourself. She demonstrates a simple...
Jan-8th | How to Celebrate New Year in Japan
The members of the Portland Kimono Club show examples of how New Years is celebrated in Japan with song, decorations, cleaning, cuisine, drink...
For this year’s virtual Mochitsuki, storyteller Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo will share stories about meals and a leader hungry for power. About Robert...
The members of Takohachi explain why mochi pounding is done for the New Year and present Tawarazumi Uta, a musical story of stocking up on rice...