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なぜ日本にほん正月きゅうしょうがつ1がつ1にち新年しんねんいわ
2026-02-15 03:00:30
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なぜ日本にほん正月きゅうしょうがつ1がつ1にち新年しんねんいわ
label.tran_page Why do Japanese people celebrate the New Year on the 1st day of January instead of on the Lunar New Year?
日本にほん古来こらい神道しんとう東洋とうようてき宗教しゅうきょうかん文化ぶんか社会しゃかい現在げんざい中国ちゅうごく韓国かんこくほかアジア諸国しょこくこと旧暦きゅうれき新暦しんれき11いちがつついたち新年しんねんいわくに
label.tran_page Although Japan's society has been rooted in traditional oriental religious views and culture since ancient times, including Shinto Shinto, today's Japanese society is based on Chinese culture. Unlike other Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam, the country celebrates the New Year on January 1st, the first day of the new calendar, rather than the first day of the lunar calendar.
この現状げんじょう疑問ぎもんいだひとすく実際じっさい日本にほん明治時代めいじじだい以前いぜん旧暦きゅうれき正月しょうがついわ神様としがみさまむか重要じゅうよう儀式ぎしき家族かぞく地域社会ちいきしゃかい行事ぎょうじ
label.tran_page There are many people who have doubts about this current state of affairs, but in fact, as far back as the Meiji period, New Year's Day has been celebrated in Japan according to the lunar calendar, and it is said that it was an indispensable event for families and local communities as an important ritual to welcome the Toshigami and Goddess.

しかし1872せんはっぴゃくななじゅうにねん明治政府めいじせいふ近代きんだいか政策せいさく一環いっかん従来じゅうらい太陰暦たいいんれき廃止はいしれき基準きじゅん太陽暦たいようれき正式せいしき導入どうにゅう
label.tran_page However, in 1872, as part of the modernization policy of the Meiji government, the traditional lunar calendar was abolished, and the solar calendar, which was based on the Gregorian calendar, was officially introduced.
これたん文化ぶんかてき転換てんかん経済けいざいてき社会しゃかいてき事情じじょう背景はいけい
label.tran_page This was not just a case of cultural shift epilepsy, but was also caused by economic and social circumstances.
旧暦きゅうれき閏月うるうづき挿入そうにゅう休日きゅうじつ増加ぞうか労働生産ろうどうせいさんせい低下ていか給与きゅうよしはらかん国家財政こっかざいせい負担ふたんおおなる問題もんだい
label.tran_page For example, in the lunar calendar, there were problems such as an increase in holidays due to the insertion of leap months, a decrease in labor productivity, and an increase in the burden on national finances related to salary payments.
その政府せいふ新暦しんれき統一とういつ休暇日数きゅうかにっすう削減さくげん労働効率ろうどうこうりつ向上こうじょう財政健全ざいせいけんぜんかはかある
label.tran_page For this reason, the government attempted to reduce the number of vacation days by unifying the calendar to the new calendar, and sought to improve labor efficiency and costs, as well as improve fiscal health.


当時とうじ日本にほん西洋列強せいようれっきょう植民しょくみんちか脅威きょうい直面ちょくめん国際社会こくさいしゃかい生存せいぞん独立どくりつ維持いじ近代国家きんだいこっか西諸国せいようしょこく同等どうとう制度せいど文化ぶんか採用さいよう必要ひつようある認識にんしきひろ
label.tran_page Furthermore, at that time, Japan was constantly facing the threat of colonization by Western powers, and was struggling to survive in the face of international society and achieve independence. There was widespread recognition that in order to maintain the state of modernity, it was necessary for a modern nation to adopt institutions and cultures on a par with those of Western countries.
こよみ変更へんこう新暦正月しんれきしょうがつ導入どうにゅうたん日付ひづけ問題もんだいだつアジア近代きんだいか象徴しょうちょうてき政策せいさく
label.tran_page The changes in the calendar and the introduction of the New Year's Shinreki ginger were not just a matter of fixing the date, but were also the result of simple policies that symbolized Asia's departure from modernization.

日本にほん独自どくじ正月しょうがつ文化ぶんかうしな
label.tran_page However, this does not mean that Japan's unique New Year ginger culture of lottery has been lost.
いわ日付ひづけ新暦しんれき移行いこう年末ねんまつ掃除おおそうじ門松かどまつかざもち料理りょうりじょやかね初詣はつもうでとしだま年賀ねんがじょう伝統でんとうてき風習ふうしゅういまなお
label.tran_page Although the date of celebration has shifted to the new calendar, there are still many things to do such as year-end cleaning, kadomatsu kadomatsu, shimekazari decorations, mochi rice cakes, and new year dishes. Traditional customs such as New Year's Eve bell, New Year's visit to the New Year's shrine, Otoshidama, and New Year's cards are still passed down from generation to generation.
近年きんねん沖縄おきなわ奄美地方あまみちほうなど一部いちぶ地域ちいき旧暦きゅうれきしょうがつぎょうじ残存ざんぞんうめさくらはじ本来ほんらいはるちかきゅうしょうがつ評価さいひょうかうご伝統文化でんとうぶんか関心かんしんふたたたかある注目ちゅうもくあたい
label.tran_page In recent years, in some parts of Kinnen, such as Okinawa Okinawa and Amamichiho in the Amami region, the New Year ginger festival of the lunar calendar has not only survived, but also plum blossoms and cherry blossoms have begun to bloom. As we approach the start of spring, we can see signs of a reappraisal of the Lunar New Year, and it is worthy of attention that interest in traditional culture is once again on the rise.