Oshogatsu Celebration in Collaboration with the Boston Children's Museum

When
19 Jan 2020
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
Boston Children's Museum, 308 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210

Oshogatsu! Japanese new year celebration

Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress St., Boston, MA 02210

Sunday, January 19, 2019

11 AM - 4 PM

General Admission Tickets - $18

Gather to welcome 2020 in the Japanese Oshogatsu style! Dance with Taiko drumming beats, pound Mochi sticky rice, parade with Shishi the lion, and relax with Chado tea ceremony! Try hands-on activities such as Koma spinning tops, Fuku-warai lucky laugh game, Origami (giant & wearable origami), Omikuji fortune telling, and more!

Boston Children’s Museum is home to the Japanese House (Kyo-no-Machiya), an authentic silk merchant’s house from Kyoto, Japan. The house will be decorated in New Year’s fashion for the event with many symbols of good luck.

Please follow this link to purchase tickets through Boston Children's Museum. General Admission tickets is all that is needed to gain access to this event.

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