2013 Oshogatsu - A New Year's Celebration - Morikami Museum and Japanese GardenNEW

Experience the roar of taiko by Fushu Daiko, the playful shishimai lion dance, the auspicious first-of-the-year calligraphy demonstration, our signature mochitsuki or rice-pounding ceremony,and open air koto performances by Friends of Koto.

Tickets at the Gate: $15 adults (11+), $10 children (4 -10). FREE for museum members and children 3 and under. Online ticket sales end Friday, January 11.

Date
January 13, 2013

Time
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Shishimai Stage
Shishimai Stage - 12:00 | 1:30 | 3:30 | 4:30
Fushu Daiko welcomes the New Year with Shishimai,
the Lion Dance, to the beat of taiko drums!

Daruma Stage
Enjoy musical performances by Friends of Koto, Sake 101 and brand
new this year, Introducing Oshogatsu talks by education staff.

Koto - 1:00 | 2:30 | 4:00pm
Sake 101 - 12:20 | 3:00
Introducing Oshogatsu - 12:00 | 1:30 | 4:30

The Stage @ Mi-Chan's Corner
Sit in on New Year's story-telling and the first calligraphy of the year, kakizome.

Calligraphy - 12:00 | 2:00 | 4:00
Story-telling - 1:00 | 3:00

Mochitsuki on Museum Terrace - 12:00 | 1:30 | 3:00
Experience our signature rice-pounding ceremony and
get a taste of mochi, traditional and auspicious New Year's rice cakes!
Tea Ceremony Icon
Tea Ceremony at the Yamato-kan - 12:30 | 2:30
Observe the peace and quietude that accompanies sado, a traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

Activities
Enjoy games and crafts for kids and adults alike � take home a handmade Year of the Snake bracelet, try your hand at Hanetsuki, Japanese badminton, discover what lies ahead� at our Japanese fortune-telling, or Omikuji, booth ($1), and much more!

Exhibits @ Oshogatsu
In the Galleries
See the current exhibit, Entertaining the Gods and Man: Japanese Dolls and the Theater.

In Classroom A and On Festival Grounds
NEW THIS YEAR! Explore Oshogatsu through never before seen pieces from the museum's collection and a colorful chronology of Japan's most celebrated day of the year.

On Yamato Island
Explore Morikami's bonsai collection and the exhibitions Japan Through the Eyes of a Child and The Yamato Colony: Pioneering Japanese in Florida

About the Japanese Zodiac
The zodiac was introduced to Japan from China and there are several tales of how the animals were selected and in what order. One of the most popular stories finds Buddha calling all the animals of the world to come to him on New Year's Day. As a reward, he promises each one a gift. Only twelve animals came and each one was given the honor of having a year named for them. Their arrival time marks their esteemed position in the twelve-year cycle with the rat always first and the boar forever last.

This year, we celebrate the Year of the Snake for those born on 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, and 2013!