About this episode

This episode explores the origins and celebrations of Christmas in Japan and its representation in Japanese literature.

Happy holidays! And, in the interest of today’s episode, merri kurisumasu! Today we’re going to start with the origins of Christmas, especially why Christmas is celebrated in Japan at all. We’ll move on to how Christmas is celebrated in Japan. And we’ll end with some examples of what part Christmas seems to play in Japanese literature—or at least Japanese literature that gets translated. Notes and sources on the episode page. Transcript available. Let RJL know what you think! (Contact...

People in this episode

Host: Alison Fincher

Topics covered

• Christmas in Japan
• Japanese literature
• cultural celebrations
• holiday traditions
• literary analysis

Keywords

• Christmas
• Japan
• Japanese literature
• holiday celebrations
• cultural significance

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Places: Japan

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