Shinnenkai
shinnenkai japanese 新年会 literally new year gathering japanese tradition welcoming arrival new year usually drinking alcohol shinnenkai generally held among coworkers friend january like many festival matsuri celebration japanese known shinnenkai way getting together celebrate new year make promise best year wishing good luck fortune shinnenkai similar bōnenkai several way exception observed party friend coworkers sponsored company employee bōnenkai shinnenkai part new year shogatsu celebration last rd january instead way ending beginning year group celebration shinnenkai however shogatsu festivity carry new year’s party like making mochitsuki pounding sweet steamed rice kagamiwari breaking open sake barrel wooden hammer drinking together tradition started th century muromachi period gathering express one thanks time party known nōkai great achievement gathering later th century new word appearing writing since known bōnenkai yearend party shinnenkai type celebration although japanese always people great feeling emotion expression mono aware reserved expressing feeling others shinnenkai way showing public display gratitude especially true company business office shinnenkai bureikō let hair worry bossemployee formal relationship rank age division good time business decides shinnenkai take account several thing planning party concern ensure enough employee management attend also try set generalized cost yen per person used cover cost party discourage employee attending party expensive company pay entire cost party time opt party traditional izakaya restaurant drinking place majority shinnenkai held instead business premise save lot money process statistically people attend bōnenkai shinnenkai party majority celebrate shinnenkai office coworkers rather friend bōnenkai forget year gathering december