The Japanese celebrate New Year's very differently from their counterparts in the west. A lot of people don’t go to parties. They don’t get wasted down at their local bars and clubs, no, no. On New Year’s Eve, most Japanese people stay home with their families, eat traditional food and watch the annual big TV shows. Of course, there is drinking, but New Year’s is a time for resting and relaxing with family members. Also, there are not many countdown parties. Just before midnight on New Year’s Eve, many Japanese visit the local shrine to pray for the coming year.Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo