Despite this, some Christmas traditions have taken hold during the years, and they are probably baffling to any Western observer. Christmas is no exception, it takes on some interesting Japanese dimensions. No.10 Finally, the Christmas cake was commonly used in the past in a rather misogynist reference that was popular in the '80s. Christmas Day isn't a Japanese national holiday. Every year since the mid-1980s, life-size Colonel Sanders statues -- dressed as Santa during the holiday -- have welcomed droves of locals and tourists alike across the country. Things really heat up in Japan during summer! Hot Saké. "As Christmas approaches, KFC commercials play on TV -- they look very delicious. One can't help but ask several questions about the tradition. Christmas is not a Japanese holiday per se and so, especially if Christmas Day falls on a busy weekday, many older people probably don’t eat anything differently on that day or think much about it being Christmas. The same writer argues that in order to understand, one has to make a distinction between On this Valentine’s Day-esque evening, young couples dress up and head out to a Open kitchen in New York Grill at the Park Hyatt Tokyo Another weird tradition of Christmas in Japan is eating fried chicken, specifically the kind you can buy at KFC.
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The first Christmas cake was sold in 1910 by the Fujiya department store. The company launched its "Kentucky for Christmas" marketing campaign in 1974 and the first iteration of the party buckets soon followed. Nevertheless, Christmas is widely celebrated in one way or another. In Japan they eat KFC for Christmas dinner A whopping 3.6 million Japanese households celebrate Christmas with a takeaway from the Colonel. "Every year, I order the party barrel and enjoy it with my family. For Naomi, it's not a tradition she plans to give up anytime soon. But according to KFC Japan, Okawara went to a Christmas party dressed as Santa. Almost every year since she was a child, Hokkaido resident Naomi has looked forward to her family's traditional Christmas meal: a KFC "party barrel" brimming with salad, cake and lots of fried chicken. One has to take into consideration that there was a fast food boom in Japan, as American fast food chains started opening their first branches in the country in the early '70s. This kind of food was a novelty for the population, and therefore deemed cool. Another weird tradition of Christmas in Japan is eating fried chicken, specifically the kind you can buy at KFC. No.10 The American fast food chain has celebrated its busiest time of year around the December holiday for 42 years and counting. Another weird tradition of Christmas in Japan is eating fried chicken, specifically the kind you can buy at KFC. Thanks to some clever marketing back in the 1970s, Christmas in Japan has become synonymous with a big bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Women who still hadn't married upon reaching 25 years of age were considered similar to Christmas cakes that went unsold after December 25. Japan celebrates the Christmas season in several ways: 1. Luckily, later marriages or staying single is less stigmatized nowadays. Finally, the Christmas cake was commonly used in the past in a rather misogynist reference that was popular in the '80s. "But to chalk up such lasting success solely to smart advertising wouldn't be totally fair -- it can also be attributed to KFC's compatibility with existing cultural norms.
The holiday season in Japan seems to be celebrated the exact opposite way as it is in western countries. "Those who don't reserve a bucket see themselves in long queues for hours." "Now I can find recipes for roast beef, ham, and roasted chicken online, go to a potluck with friends, or visit a Christmas buffet at a hotel." "Japan's economic power was going through the roof ... and people had the cash to indulge in consumer culture for the first time," says Ted Bestor, a professor of Social Anthropology at Harvard University who has studied Japanese food and culture for the past 50 years. I moved to Japan in 2013 for my Ph.D in International Relations at Waseda University. "It seemed like, suddenly, Kentucky Fried Chicken was everywhere," recalls Bestor. Obviously, the idea took hold. In most families it is a Christmas cake. Christmas in Japan is about Illuminations and Decorations. As you may already know, Christmas in Japan isn't really a Christian holiday.
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For this reason the cake was more similar to a British fruitcake, traditionally eaten for Christmas in those days.