Japan Christmas

Do you wonder what Christmas is like in Japan? December 25th is not a Japanese national holiday. Unless it is on weekend, Japanese people work and go to school on the day. Christmas is mostly a commercial event in Japan. The big corporations do the main decorating, lighting their buildings and the trees.

Although it is estimated that less than 1% of Japan's population is Christian, many Western Christmas traditions have been adopted by the Japanese. Christmas trees are placed at home, and people enjoy having Christmas parties around Christmas Day. In recent years, European Christmas markets are also held in some Japanese cities and attract many visitors. Japanese forget-the-year parties called bonenkai commonly take place during December. You might see many drunk people in the streets on December nights.
The Japanese tend to find things of interest from abroad and transform them into something that is uniquely Japanese. Eating Christmas cakes is a Japanese way to celebrate Christmas Eve. You can find a wide selection of good-looking Christmas cakes at stores. Christmas Eve has also become a night for couples to go out and spend a romantic time together at fancy restaurants or hotels in Japan. It isn't easy to make reservations for such restaurants and hotels at the last minute on the day.

Indonesian translate:
Meskipun diperkirakan bahwa kurang dari 1% dari penduduk Jepang adalah Kristen, banyak tradisi Barat Natal telah diadopsi oleh Jepang. Pohon Natal ditempatkan di rumah, dan orang-orang menikmati pesta Natal sekitar Hari Natal. Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, pasar Eropa Natal juga diadakan di beberapa kota di Jepang dan menarik banyak pengunjung. Japanese lupa-tahun-pihak yang disebut bonenkai biasanya berlangsung selama bulan Desember. Anda mungkin melihat banyak orang mabuk di jalan-jalan pada malam Desember.

Orang Jepang cenderung menemukan hal-hal yang menarik dari luar negeri dan mengubah mereka menjadi sesuatu yang unik Jepang. Makan kue Natal adalah cara Jepang untuk merayakan Malam Natal. Anda dapat menemukan berbagai pilihan kue Natal tampan di toko. Malam Natal juga menjadi malam bagi pasangan untuk pergi keluar dan menghabiskan waktu romantis bersama di restoran mewah atau hotel di Jepang. Tidaklah mudah untuk membuat pemesanan untuk restoran dan hotel tersebut pada menit terakhir pada hari itu.