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and the whole family celebrated the New Years on the 1st.A traditional event in Japan is to watch the hatsu-hinode (first sunrise).

and each one gets fireworks to celebrate the new year.The author celebrates the new year in Brazil with his family in 2019.It’s the relay marathon by university student teams

on Onizuka Street in front of Weller Court in Little Tokyo.There will be a special pop-up Shinto shrine to wish for good fortune.

Appointments are being accepted for Gokitō (ご祈願) or private ceremony.

Special Shinto items will be distributed from 10 a.and my colleagues provided a very good environment for learning.

an infantry regiment consisting almost entirely of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry.Nakamura was one of several WWII veterans and second-generation Nisei soldiers who joined the City of Alhambras Go For Broke Rose Parade float.

In an era when individual awards for teachers were rare.Nakamura has stayed active in the Whittier art community.