This was submitted by Kanako Asai Richard for Discover Nikkei’s Nima-kai 2020-2021 Oshogatsu Traditions photo activity.

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We always cook ozoni on the morning of New Year’s Day. Some of our favorite ingredients to add are miso, tofu, onion, spinach, wakame, egg, naruto, udon, and of course mochi. This is my 6 year old daughter Mei. She dreams of visiting Japan one day!