Across
- 4. a New Year's wreath
- 8. something to do with someone special when the clock hits 12:00
- 9. a promise to yourself to change something about yourself for the better
- 11. a special postcard used only for New Year's greetings
- 12. the song traditionally sung on New Year's Eve, or heard when a shop closes in Japan
- 13. the point at which the clock hits 12:00 am
Down
- 1. famous place where a ball drops at 12 am
- 2. an organized public procession of people, bands, and floats
- 3. a potentially beautiful but dangerous pyrotechnic set off on New Year's, Independence Day, or many times during the summer in Japan
- 5. stacked rice cakes topped with a tangerine
- 6. three sliced poles of bamboo, arranged with some pine leaves
- 7. colorful bits of paper thrown up in celebration
- 10. something you do with numbers, stopping once you hit "zero"