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<p>The  is an annual <a href="page.php?w=festival">festival</a> that takes place in <a href="page.php?w=Japan">Japan</a>. Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the <a href="page.php?w=Gregorian_calendar">Gregorian calendar</a>, on January 1 of each year, . </p>

<p>Prior to 1872, traditional events of the Japanese New Year were celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern <a href="page.php?w=Tenpo_calendar">Tenpo calendar</a>, the last official lunisolar calendar.</p>

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