Japanese New Year Greeting Cards: Nengajo
New Years greeting cards with Chinese/Japanese Zodiac motifs.
New Years greeting cards with Chinese/Japanese Zodiac motifs.
For 2010, the year of the tiger, the Chinese character for 2010, 二〇一〇, is hidden within the stripes of the tiger's tail.
The type reads "akemashite omedetougozaimasu" which means "Happy New Year" in Japanese.
The type reads "akemashite omedetougozaimasu" which means "Happy New Year" in Japanese.
For 2011, the year of the rabbit, the Chinese character marking this year “卯” is illustrated with the face of a rabbit and a carrot.
For 2012, the year of the dragon, the Chinese character marking this year “辰” is illustrated by the two dragons in the clouds.
