2024 O-Shogatsu (お正月) Festival - Japanese New Year Event (Family-Friendly Activities & Performances..) Portland Japanese GardenNEW

O-Shogatsu, Japanese New Year Event - Portland Japanese Garden. O-Shogatsu literally means “standard month.” “Standard,” in this instance, means the standard a person sets during the first days of the first month of the year. This standard will then regulate their fortune for the rest of the year. Therefore, people are in their highest spirits and hope for the best. All ill-feeling and disagreeable recollections are left behind with the old year and a new chapter of life opens, replete with happy prospects.

During O-Shogatsu, people celebrate the start of a new year and hope for happiness and prosperity in the months ahead. 

Let’s celebrate the wonderful beginning of the new year together!

Japanese New Year Festival Date (OShogatsu)
January 7, 2024, Sunday

O-Shogatsu Festival Time
10:30 am - 3:30 pm

Tickets Costs
Included with Garden Admission

Where is this Event Happening?
Tateuchi Courtyard. The Tateuchi Courtyard sits at the center of our new Cultural Village. Providing a free-flowing space where visitors can immerse themselves in traditional Japanese arts through seasonal activities, performances and demonstrations.

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About Portland O-Shogatsu
Portland Japanese Garden invites you to join their annual O-Shogatsu Festival, a celebration of Japanese New Year!  O-Shogatsu Festival is a great way to experience Japanese New Year traditions, including hands-on activities and culinary treats. 

Location
Portland Japanese Garden, 611 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland, OR 97205

Previous Year Schedule
• 10:45 am & 11:45 am: Shishimai (lion dance) by PSU Taiko at the Pavilion East Veranda
• 01:30 pm & 2:00 pm: Hatsugama, the first tea ceremony of the year in the Cathy Rudd Cultural Corner
• 01:00 pm to 3:30 pm: Sumi-e, Japanese brush painting: Stop in to learn how to paint a rabbit, in honor of the year of the rabbit.

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