{"id":69477,"date":"2020-12-06T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/69477\/"},"modified":"2020-12-06T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T17:00:21","slug":"japan-in-december-what-is-christmas-like-in-japan-and-japans-weather-festivals-and-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/69477\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan in December: What is Christmas like in Japan? And Japan&#39;s weather, festivals, and events!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XNHO10j7ERM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nWe go over the weather, festivals, and events that take place in Japan during December as well as talk about what Christmas looks like in Japan! We\u2019ll discuss Japan\u2019s weather in December in three major regions, go over a wide variety of events and festivals from all over the country, and what\u2019s up with dating and KFC at Christmas in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Some other Festivals in December:<\/p>\n<p>Iwatsuta Shrine Fire Festival<br \/>\nDecember 14th<br \/>\nIwatsuta Jinja, Ishizugawa, Osaka<\/p>\n<p>Sanpoji Daikon Festival<br \/>\nDecember 9, 10th<br \/>\nSanpoji Temple, Narutaki, Kyoto<\/p>\n<p>Hata Festival<br \/>\nDecember 1st<br \/>\nTowa, Fukushima Prefecture<\/p>\n<p>Ramen Expo<br \/>\nEvery weekend of December<br \/>\nOsaka<\/p>\n<p>Check out our Dyce Quirk Instagram page where we post weekly Japanese proverbs (kotowaza) and reminders for when new content comes out!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dycequirk\/<\/p>\n<p>About the video: This video goes over winter in Japan, more specifically Japan in December. While discuss this month in Japan we go over the weather in Japan in December, Japanese festivals in December, and discuss Christmas in Japan. While discussing Christmas in Japan we go over Japan\u2019s obsession with KFC Christmas Chicken, and give the history for how it came about. We also discuss Christmas Eve in Japan and how it differs from Christmas Eve in the West by focusing on Japanese dating rather than family time.<br \/>\n#DyceQuirk #ThismonthinJapan #TimothyFordyce<\/p>\n<p>Want to help support the channel so we can start making more content?<br \/>\nCheck out some of our Dyce Quirk designs on teespring!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/dyce-quirk<\/p>\n<p>Or why not help yourself while helping us out too? Start a Robinhood account using our link and both you and us get 1 free stock to invest in our futures!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/join.robinhood.com\/timothf2032<\/p>\n<p>Time Stamps:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Intro<br \/>\n00:30 \u2013 Japan\u2019s weather in December<br \/>\n01:50 \u2013  Japanese festivals in December<br \/>\n07:11 \u2013 Christmas in Japan<br \/>\n10:44 \u2013 A couple more festivals<br \/>\n11:44 \u2013 A Question for you! And Close!<\/p>\n<p>Attributions :<br \/>\nMisogi Matsuri \u2013 men in loin cloths in river<br \/>\nDescription: Ikenoue Misogi Matsuri\uff08w:ja:\u6c60\u30ce\u4e0a\u307f\u305d\u304e\u796d\uff09,Gifu,Gifu,Japan(\u5c90\u961c\u770c\u5c90\u961c\u5e02)\u306e\u9577\u826f\u5ddd\u3067\u64ae\u5f71\u3002<br \/>\nDate: Taken on 8 December 2007; 9 December 2007 (upload date)<br \/>\nAuthor: Monami<br \/>\nPermission: GFDL, cc-by-sa-2.5 &#8211; https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.5\/deed.en<br \/>\nChanges to image: None <\/p>\n<p>Misogi Matsuri \u2013 Men in loin cloth walking to River<br \/>\nDescription: Ikenoue Misogi Matsuri\uff08w:ja:\u6c60\u30ce\u4e0a\u307f\u305d\u304e\u796d\u3001\u5ddd\u304b\u3089\u623b\u308b\uff09,Gifu,Gifu,Japan(\u5c90\u961c\u770c\u5c90\u961c\u5e02)\u306ew:ja:\u9577\u826f\u5ddd\u3067\u64ae\u5f71\u3002<br \/>\nDate: Taken on 8 December 2007; 9 December 2007 (upload date)<br \/>\nAuthor: Monami<br \/>\nPermission: GFDL, cc-by-sa-2.5 &#8211; https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.5\/deed.en<br \/>\nChanges to image: None<br \/>\nDescription: Namahage-Daiko, the dancing drummers wearing Namahage costumes were performed in Akita Station on Jan. 1st 2010.<br \/>\nDate: 1 January 2010, 10:10:17<br \/>\nSource: Flickr: Happy New Year 2010!<br \/>\nAuthor: kanegen<br \/>\nPermissions: https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed<br \/>\nChanges to Image: Words placed in front of image.<\/p>\n<p>Hey Dyce Quirk here \ud83d\ude42  &#8230; if you found this message write&#8221;What in the world??? Those muffins are screaming!&#8221; in the comments&#8230; Some people will think we&#8217;re crazy, but we&#8217;ll know it actually means you&#8217;re a true explorer! 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