{"id":1411,"date":"2025-12-20T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2025-12-20T13:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:28:41","slug":"japanese-year-end-party-bonenkai-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/japanese-year-end-party-bonenkai-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Year-End Party: B\u014dnenkai Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday, I attended my company\u2019s year-end party.<br \/>\u6628\u65e5\u306f\u4f1a\u793e\u306e\u5fd8\u5e74\u4f1a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Company Year-End Party in Japan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A year-end party, called *B\u014dnenkai* in Japanese, is a uniquely Japanese gathering held at the end of the year to \u201cforget\u201d the hardships and stresses of the past year.<br \/>\u5fd8\u5e74\u4f1a\uff08\u307c\u3046\u306d\u3093\u304b\u3044\uff09\u3068\u306f\u30011\u5e74\u306e\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u306b\u884c\u308f\u308c\u308b\u65e5\u672c\u72ec\u7279\u306e\u96c6\u307e\u308a\u3067\u3001\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3084\u65e5\u5e38\u306e\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u3067\u6e9c\u307e\u3063\u305f\u75b2\u308c\u3084\u82e6\u52b4\u3092\u300c\u5fd8\u308c\u308b\u300d\u305f\u3081\u306e\u4f1a\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/><br \/>People enjoy food and drinks together with coworkers, friends, or business partners, while sharing feelings such as \u201cThank you for your hard work this year\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s do our best again next year.\u201d<br \/>\u4f1a\u793e\u306e\u540c\u50da\u3084\u53cb\u4eba\u3001\u53d6\u5f15\u5148\u306a\u3069\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u98df\u4e8b\u3084\u304a\u9152\u3092\u697d\u3057\u307f\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u300c\u4eca\u5e74\u3082\u304a\u75b2\u308c\u3055\u307e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u300d\u300c\u6765\u5e74\u3082\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u3092\u5171\u6709\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/><br \/>In Japan, many companies and groups hold these parties in December, making them an important year-end tradition.<br \/>\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u306f12\u6708\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u4f1a\u793e\u3084\u30b0\u30eb\u30fc\u30d7\u3067\u5fd8\u5e74\u4f1a\u304c\u958b\u304b\u308c\u3001\u5e74\u672b\u306e\u5927\u5207\u306a\u884c\u4e8b\u306e\u3072\u3068\u3064\u3068\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/><br \/>At my company, we have both department-level year-end parties and a large party for all employees, so December is full of celebrations.<br \/>\u79c1\u306e\u4f1a\u793e\u3067\u306f\u3001\u90e8\u7f72\u3054\u3068\u306e\u5fd8\u5e74\u4f1a\u3068\u5168\u793e\u54e1\u304c\u96c6\u307e\u308b\u5fd8\u5e74\u4f1a\u306e\u4e21\u65b9\u304c\u3042\u308b\u305f\u3081\u300112\u6708\u306f\u30d1\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u3060\u3089\u3051\u3067\u3059\ud83d\ude02<br \/><br \/>It truly feels like \u201cyear-end party season.\u201d<br \/>\u307e\u3055\u306b\u300c\u5fd8\u5e74\u4f1a\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u611f\u3058\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dinner Menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This time, we enjoyed *sukiyaki* and crab hot pot.<br>\u4eca\u56de\u306f\u3059\u304d\u713c\u304d\u3068\u30ab\u30cb\u934b\u3067\u3059\u3002<br><br>It was a luxurious meal, and I couldn\u2019t help feeling excited when the dishes arrived at the table.<br>\u30b4\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30b9\u2728\u2728\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251219_0907451955297374276836030774-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251219_0907451955297374276836030774-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251219_0907451955297374276836030774-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251219_0907451955297374276836030774-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251219_0907451955297374276836030774-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251219_0907451955297374276836030774.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sweet and savory thinly sliced beef melted in my mouth\u2014it was absolutely delicious!<br \/>I\u2019ve written about how to make sukiyaki in this article, so please check it out if you\u2019re interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u7518\u8f9b\u3044\u8584\u5207\u308a\u306e\u725b\u8089\u304c\u53e3\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3068\u308d\u3051\u3066\u3001\u6700\u9ad8\u306b\u7f8e\u5473\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\uff01<br \/><br \/>\u3059\u304d\u713c\u304d\u306e\u4f5c\u308a\u65b9\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u3067\u66f8\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u306e\u3067\u3001\u826f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3089\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u306d\u3002<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sc_getpost\"><a class=\"clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/japanese-spring-picnic-with-sukiyaki-bamboo-shoots\/\"><div class=\"sc_getpost_thumb post-box-thumbnail__wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAN3d3QAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Japanese Spring Picnic with Sukiyaki &amp; Bamboo Shoots\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000001888.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><div class=\"title\">Japanese Spring Picnic with Sukiyaki &amp; Bamboo Shoots<\/div><div class=\"date\">2025.5.2<\/div><div class=\"substr\">Hello, this is Mog. \u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f\u3001Mog\u3067\u3059\u3002 Last time, I talked about digging up bamboo shoots. \u524d\u56de\u306f\u3001\u7b4d...<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toast and Atmosphere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of the party, the company president gave a short speech.<br \/>\u6700\u521d\u306b\u793e\u9577\u304b\u3089\u306e\u6328\u62f6\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/><br \/>After that, everyone raised a glass of beer and said \u201cKanpai,\u201d which means \u201ccheers.\u201d<br \/>\u30d3\u30fc\u30eb\u3067\u4e7e\u676f\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/><br \/>This toast is an essential ritual at Japanese parties and marks the official start of the gathering.<br \/>\u3053\u306e\u300c\u4e7e\u676f\u300d\u306f\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u5bb4\u4f1a\u3067\u306f\u6b20\u304b\u305b\u306a\u3044\u5927\u5207\u306a\u5100\u5f0f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_editor_output_image1197703667-17662039019137356263839196176833.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1420 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_editor_output_image1197703667-17662039019137356263839196176833.jpg 576w, https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_editor_output_image1197703667-17662039019137356263839196176833-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hereinjapan.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_editor_output_image1197703667-17662039019137356263839196176833-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had the chance to talk with colleagues I don\u2019t usually speak with and enjoyed plenty of drinks.<br \/>\u666e\u6bb5\u8a71\u305b\u306a\u3044\u540c\u50da\u3068\u3082\u8a71\u3092\u3057\u3001\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u98f2\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/><br \/>It was lively, warm, and a truly enjoyable way to wrap up the year.<br \/>\u3068\u3066\u3082\u8cd1\u3084\u304b\u3067\u697d\u3057\u3044\u6642\u9593\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I attended my company\u2019s year-end party.\u6628\u65e5\u306f\u4f1a\u793e\u306e\u5fd8\u5e74\u4f1a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002 Company Year-End Party in Japan A year-end party, 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