Chinese New Year in Japan

Chinese New Year is different from the kind of new year we usually celebrate in the beginning of each year. However, it is still well-known to most people in a lot of countries. Japan itself? Yes, they do commemorate Chinese New Year, yet it’s not a big celebration that you can see on the streets. Chinese New Year is celebrated at different date every year, since their calendar system differs from our normal one, and in 2020 it will be celebrated in the next 2 weeks, precisely on 25th of January. Interestingly, they will have different animal that will represent each year, starting from mouse, house, dragon, snake, monkey, and many others. To be exact, there are a total of 12 animals as in the picture below. Next year is going to be the year of mouse, and this thing will repeat every 12 years.