The last days of 2016 John and I had a 24-hour stopover in Narita, Japan, so I booked a stay at the Crowne Plaza Narita, which offers free airport transfers. A flyer in our room stated that the hotel offered several New Year’s events, one of which was an “osechi” breakfast. When I asked what it was, Ayaka Ohara, the public relations director, explained that according to tradition nothing should be cooked on New Year’s Day. Osechi is a variety of colorful dishes in a bento box that is part of a traditional New Year’s morning meal that also includes ozoni.
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