Hi @YasumiKikuchi ,
That’s an amazing post!
Thank you for explaining in such detail the importance of New Year celebrations in Japan. Many things are new to me. I knew about hatsu-mode and omikuji, but I didn’t know that Japanese people visit the shrines to welcome the new god of the year. 
I celebrated once in Tenchi shrine, Kannami, Shizuoka prefecture. We were a group of exchange students, and were responsible for putting up bamboo lanterns. I tried the delicious ama-zake there!
As for the celebrations in Bulgaria, we usually welcome the new year with friends, either at home or outside. Something special that we prepare is a type of pastry dish, called “banitsa”, cut into pieces. In each piece we put a piece of paper with a wish for the new year. It is believed that what you get will definitely come true. This year I got “a new car” and “money”. Let’s see! :))
Right at midnight we dance the traditional dance “horo”. We hold hands and form a long line or a circle, and follow a special choreography. The best thing about this dance is that you can hold hands with complete strangers, and nobody minds - everyone is smiling and happy!