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New Year’s

“Year of the Sheep” (or “Goat”), New Year’s advertising postcards, 1931.
Fire Brigade Parade commemorative postcards, New Year’s Day, Tokyo, 1912.
“Year of the Snake (‘Mi’)”, New Year’s postcard, c. 1929,
“Japan Post” New Year’s promotional postcard (“Nengajou”), c. 1930.
“Year of the Dragon” (“Ryuu”), New Year’s postcards, 1916-1940.
“Year of the Rabbit/Hare” (“Usagi”), New Year’s postcard, 1939.
“Buying New Year decorations”, c .1920.
“Year of the Tiger”, New Year’s postcard, 1938.
“Year of the Ox”, New Year’s postcard, 1937.
Ebisu, God of Good Fortune, New Year’s postcard, c. 1920.
“Year of the Rat”, New Year’s postcard, 1936.
Hanetsuki (Japanese Badminton), New Year’s cards, 1910 & 1939.
Uta-garuta (“Poem cards” game), c. 1930.
Miyata Bicycle Co. New Year’s card, 1933.
Meitetsu Inuyama Hotel, Aichi Prefecture, New Year’s Card, 1970.
“Year of the Dog”, New Year’s postcard, 1910.
“Year of the Rooster”, New Year’s postcard, 1921.
Kewpie Dolls, Mochi & Mikan New Years’ card, c. 1920.
Making mochi, c. 1910.
Dezome-shiki (“First event”), New Year’s Day, c. 1910 & 1960.
Akemashite Omedetou (Happy New Year), c. 1910.
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