Atsuta Jingu Shrine

• New Year's Morning Festival: From 5:00 am; Wed, Jan 1 (national holiday), 2025
• Festival of Origins: From 7:00 am; Fri, Jan 3, 2025
• Hatsu Ebisu event (prayers for commercial prosperity and household safety): From 12:00 am; Sun, Jan 5, 2025
• Religious rites for rain: From 2:00 pm; Tue, Jan 7, 2025
• Religious rites for protection against evil: From 10:00 am/1:00 pm, Sat, Jan 11, 2025
• Preparation for next year's religious rites for rain: From 12:00 pm; Sun, Jan 12, 2025
• Religious archery rites: From 10:00 am (report to the gods) and from 1:00 pm (archery on foot); Wed, Jan 15, 2025
• Special New Year's worship within shrine walls: 8:30 am–4:00 pm; Wed, Jan 1 (national holiday)–Sun, Jan 5; Sat, Jan 11–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025

Official Atsuta Jingu Shrine site
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Osu Kannon Temple

• New Year's morning Goma Fire Ritual / Ringing of Buddhist bell: From 12:00 am; Wed, Jan 1 (national holiday), 2025
• First Auspicious Goma Fire Ritual of the Year (details available by inquiry): 10:00 am–5:00 pm; Wed, Jan 1 (national holiday)–Fri, Jan 3, 2025
• Sagicho Bonfire Festival: From 2:30 pm; Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025
A bonfire is made within the temple premises to give thanks and burn New Years decorations from previous years.
• Price: JPY 1,000 for one wooden Goma Fire Ritual stick

Note:
• Changes may occur.

Official Osu Kannon site (Japanese)
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Yamada Temmangu Shrine

• New Year's Morning Festival: Wed, Jan 1 (national holiday), 2025
• Festival for Prayers of Prosperity: Fri, Jan 4 and Wed, Jan 8, 2025 (at Kogane Jinja Shrine)
• Festival for Passing School Tests: Sat, Jan 11–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025

Official Yamada Temmangu Shrine page (Japanese)
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First opening of Nagoya Castle gates

Nagoya Castle opens its gates for the first time in the New Year.

• Date and time: From 9:00 am; Wed, Jan 1 (national holiday), 2025

Official Nagoya Castle site
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Bamboo Wishing All Well—Tokugawaen Garden New Year

Tokugawaen Garden holds an event ringing in the New Year.

• Dates and time: 9:30 am–5:30 pm (admission until 5:00 pm); Fri, Dec 13, 2024–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025
• Location: Tokugawaen Garden
• Closed: Sun, Dec 29, 2024–Wed, Jan 1 (national holiday), 2025 / Mon (the following weekday should Mon coincide with a national or make-up holiday)
• Admission: JPY 300 for regular guests / JPY 100 for senior citizens (ages 65 and older) residing in Nagoya / Free of charge for junior high school ages and younger

Delighting in the Cold: Tokugawaen Garden's Winter Peonies
Enjoy a display of winter's flower: the peony. Twenty varieties in 70 pots create a colorful backdrop of white, red, yellow, purple, pink, and other hues for the New Year.
• Period: Thu, Jan 2–Sun, Feb 16, 2025

Official Tokugawaen Garden site
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New Year's Higashiyama

Nagoya's Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens hold New Year's events. Learn from caretakers as they give talks on their animals, such as discussions on snakes during the Year of the Snake; botanical staff's seminars on creating traditional Japanese New Year kadomatsu decorations; and a walkathon delving into the secrets of the top ten most famous animals, including koalas and the komodo dragon (selected in fall 2024).

• Dates: Thu, Jan 2–Sun, Jan 5, 2025

Official Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens site
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New Year at Shirotori Garden

Enjoy the beauty of Shirotori Garden in the New Year.

New Year's Tea Ceremony
• Dates and times: 10:00 am–3:15 pm at Choro Tearoom (dark tea); Sat, Jan 11–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025 (Seven sessions in all. Once one session ends, the next group enters.)
• Location: Choro Tearoom and Ryurei Tearoom (with chairs) of Suiu-Tei Teahouse, Shirotori Garden
• Prices: Ryurei building (light tea): JPY 800 / Choro building (rich tea): JPY 1,500

Obara Japanese Paper Exhibit: Paris's Moonflowers, Bordeaux's Moonflowers
• Dates and time: 9:30 am–4:00 pm; Sat, Jan 11–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025
• Location: Hiroma Room, Suiu-Tei Teahouse, Shirotori Garden

Gallery explanation
Explanation by reader Kei Shido
• Dates and time: 10:00 am–3:15 pm; Sat, Jan 11, 2025 (seven sessions in all) Thu, Jan 4–Mon, Jan 8 (national holiday), 2024
• Location: Kyukoken Tearoom, Suiu-Tei Teahouse, Shirotori Garden
• Price: JPY 500 (no tea served)

Explanation by Obara Japanese paper artists Tomomihisashi Kano
• Dates: Sun, Jan 12–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025
• Location: Kyukoken Tearoom, Suiu-Tei Teahouse, Shirotori Garden
• Price: JPY 500 (no tea served)
• Closed: Sun; Dec 29, 2024–Fri; Jan 3, 2025 / Mon (the following weekday should Mon coincide with a national holiday or make-up holiday)
• Admission: JPY 300 for regular guests / JPY 100 for senior citizens (ages 65 and older) residing in Nagoya / Free of charge for junior high school ages and younger

Official Shirotori Garden site
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2025 Nagoya City Fire Department New Year Ceremony and Drills

Nagoya is holding its Fire Department New Year Ceremony and Drills for the first time in five years at Port of Nagoya Garden Pier. Fire department staff and firefighters display their heroicism together with fire engines, helicopters, and other awesome attractions for the city's citizens.
Plus, you can also see special fire department vehicles on display and watch a performance by the Pokka Lemon Fire Department Band at the Fire Department Fureai Plaza, located within the same venue. Plenty of other events entertain all, no matter your age.

• Date: Sun, Jan 12, 2025
　New Year Ceremony and Drills: 10:00 am–11:30 am
　Fire Department Fureai Plaza events: 9:30 am–3:00 pm

Official Nagoya City Hall site (Japanese)

Shimajiro's New Year Special Stage

Shimajiro and friends Mimirin, Torippii, and Nyakki come together at Lagunasia for the New Year! Sing and dance together for fun with the whole family. Lagunasia also offers other Shimajiro attractions, making the perfect recipe for a fun-filled family New Year holiday!

• Dates: Wed; Jan 1 (national holiday)–Sun; Jan 5, 2025
• Location: Lagunasia Art Theater
• Times: From 11:30 am and 1:30 pm (each session lasts 30 min.)
• Prices: JPY 3,500 for adults (junior high school ages and older) / JPY 3,000 for elementary school students / JPY 2,600 for young children (ages 3 and older) / JPY 2,200 for ages 2 and younger

Notes:
• Prices include admission and Shimajiro attractions.
• Same-day tickets unavailable should advance tickets sell out.
• One child ages 2 or younger may sitting on the lap of a single guardian may watch free of charge.

Official Laguna Ten Bosch site's special Shimajiro's New Year Special Stage page (Japanese)