The winter solstice isThe shortest day and longest night of the year<\/strong>This is what I mean.
In Japan, the winter solstice usually occurs around December 22nd.
In ancient Japan, the sun was considered a symbol of power.
For this reason, the winter solstice, when the sun's power is at its weakest, is special to people and has been cherished as the day that marks the beginning of the return of the sun's power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do you do on the winter solstice?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n [What is Yuzu Bath?]<\/strong> In Japanese households, on the night of the winter solstice, people put whole yuzu fruits into their baths or cut them in half to enjoy their fragrance. The winter solsticeThe shortest day of the year<\/strong>It has long been a special day in Japan, where people pray for good health by eating pumpkins and taking yuzu baths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [Let's learn Japanese phrases!]<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Japan, there is not only the four seasons, but also the concept of the 24 solar terms, which divide the year into 24 periods according to the movement of the sun.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2564,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2543"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
On the day of the winter solstice, the following customs are observed in Japan.
'good work' (equiv. of silver star awarded to children at school)Take a yuzu bath<\/strong>
\u2192 The scent of yuzu helps you relax, warms the body, and is a custom that prays for protection from catching a cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/33820730_s.jpg\")
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'good work' (equiv. of silver star awarded to children at school)Eat pumpkin<\/strong>
\u2192 Pumpkins are rich in nutrients and are said to help prevent colds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/33522103_s.jpg\")
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Yuzu bath isA bathing technique in which yuzu, a Japanese citrus fruit, is floated in the bath.<\/strong>Yuzu has a pleasant fragrance, and the ingredients in the peel are said to warm the body.
By taking a yuzu bath on the winter solstice,
\u30fbLess likely to catch a cold
Stay healthy all year round
\u30fbRelaxing
It has been believed that...<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many hot springs and public baths also offer yuzu baths on the winter solstice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25ceToday is the winter solstice.
\u25ceHave you taken a yuzu bath?
\u25ceIt has a nice yuzu scent.
\u25ceToday is the shortest day of the year.
Eat pumpkin and stay healthy.
Foreigners visiting Japan in the winter should definitely try the "Yuzu Bath" on the winter solstice. It will warm you up and give you a taste of Japanese winter culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n