New Year’s Day is still celebrated as a New Year’s Day but not as everyone’s birthday. In the 1950s, the Japanese government established a law to adopt the modern age system. Until the 1950’s, everyone added one year to their age and celebrated their birthday(?) on New Year’s Day. The modernīirthday culture became standard after the American occupation of Japan. Traditions are so similar to western birthday customs is Japanese people didn’tĬelebrate birthdays on the day of their birth until around 1950. We sing happy birthday songs in English weĬelebrate birthdays with cake and candles. I believe you noticed that birthday parties in They would want nothing but rest for their birthday. Japanese companies require employees to work more than 80 hours of overtime a Spend their birthday alone, treating themselves to a lovely spa, cake, binge-watching
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How to celebrate your birthdayĪccording to this poll, 9% of Japanese people prefer to
Or “birthday gifts for friends”, you only find articles for girls. In fact, when you search “birthday party ideas for friends” Poll, the majority of the Japanese people prefer to celebrate friends’īirthdays in restaurants or bars that offer birthday services such as cake,įor men, it’s not super common to celebrateįriends’ birthdays. Matter how old your kids get, a nice dinner, a cake, and a birthday gift are a Smaller kids of 3-9 years old, but not so much for older kids. It’s common to throw such a big party for And there will be birthday decorations like balloons in the house. You invite your friends, light candles, the birthday boy/girl blows out the candles, everyone eats cake, and gives him/her a birthday gift. Other than that, and the number of guests, birthday parties for kids in Japan are very similar to the United States. Most Japanese people live in a 2 to 3īedroom apartment, so obviously, you cannot have a bouncy-house. Small fashion items such as wallets are a If you have a Japanese boyfriend, cook hisįavorite dish for him, and his heart, as well as his stomach, will be yours. Men want more or less the same this Mynavi poll indicates that most men prefer to stay at home with their girlfriend or wife alone. They would not have the energy to celebrate However, not all girls want something special on their birthday. With a panoramic view of Tokyo at night is many girls’ dream in Japan. Dinner with candles at a restaurant in a skyscraper Girls usually want to celebrate their birthday That’s not so common in Japan.Īccording to this OZmall’s poll, 63% of women prefer to have an intimate birthday party with their boyfriend or husband, and 16% want big parties. Theory, or How I met your mothers, couples celebrate his or her birthday with In popular sitcoms like Friends, Big Bang
“Should we buy a gift? What’s your budget?”Įven if your friends are organizing a non-surprise party, how they will celebrate your birthday is often kept a secret from you. “What does he like? I heard that he does not Are you available on Saturday next week?” “Masaharu’s birthday is coming up on the 13th Most young people, especially students, prefer In fact, you often don’t know whether they are Organize your birthday, and you don’t pay a dime. Your boyfriend, girlfriend, family members, friends, or colleagues In Japan, though, you never organize your ownīirthday. In Germany and many other European countries, you arrange your own party and pay for everyone, as mentioned in this article about German birthdays. Now that we’ve looked at how to say happyīirthday in Japanese, let’s look at how to celebrate a birthday in Japan! You don’t organize your own Long wishes are more common in New Years’ cards. Long birthday wishes are also not common in Japan. Sending New Years’ cards is way more common in Japan. You can find birthday cards in big stationary stores, but not in small stores. Sending or giving birthday cards is not so common in Japan, even to kids. Here is an image to share of happy birthday in Japanese in a casual way:Īnd here is an image of how to say happy birthday in Japanese but in a polite way: No need to send a birthday card “Omedetou” is a word to express your “awwwww” feeling from seeing your loved one happy on his/her birthday. Historians say that “おめでとう” came from “Let’s love and cherish.” “おめでとう” (omedetou) means congratulations. Have the same meaning the second one is just more polite. Japanese, “happy birthday” is written “お誕生日おめでとう” (otanjoubi omedetou) or “お誕生日おめでとうございます” (otanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu).