[For seniors] January health topics: A roundup of popular recreational activities from exercises and crafts to New Year’s games
January marks the start of a new year—a season when we all want to refresh both mind and body.
Traditional New Year’s games like hanetsuki (badminton-like paddle game), kendama (cup-and-ball), and snowball fights are actually packed with elements that promote health.
You can try your luck with an omikuji fortune slip, clear your head with a daruma-otoshi game, or get moving with sing-and-exercise routines.
This time, we’re sharing ideas that let you enjoy the festive New Year atmosphere while also stimulating the brain and encouraging physical activity.
Savor the New Year spirit and enjoy moments that leave you feeling energized in both mind and body!
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[For Seniors] January Health Topics: A roundup of popular recreations from exercises and crafts to New Year’s games (21–30)
Kadomatsu wall decoration

Perfectly sized for your room! Here’s an introduction to a Kadomatsu wall decoration.
Materials include origami paper, decoration balls, toothpicks, straws, wire, and more.
You’ll make the base, bamboo, fan, New Year’s pick, mochi-flowers, and nandina parts.
Once the parts are ready, insert them into a base filled with styrofoam and arrange them in a balanced way.
To finish, attach the decorated Kadomatsu to a square cork coaster covered with chirimen fabric.
The parts are easy to make by layering or rolling origami paper and inserting decoration balls onto wire, so feel free to use this idea for a New Year’s recreation activity!
Rearrangement Quiz: Speaking of Winter

The rearrangement quiz involves putting the given hiragana characters into the correct order.
In this quiz video, the theme is words associated with winter.
It starts off easy with four characters, but as the quiz goes on, the number of characters increases and it gets more difficult.
Hints are provided, so if you’re unsure, use them to help you think.
Since all the words are related to winter, keeping that in mind may help certain questions click.
Note that there may be more than one correct answer for a given puzzle, so please be careful.
[For Seniors] January Health Topics: A roundup of popular recreational activities—from exercises and crafts to New Year’s games (31–40)
20 Winter Multiple-Choice Quiz Questions

Let’s take on a quiz all about winter! It’s packed with questions that let you enjoy the season from many angles—snow, constellations, winter sports, seasonal foods, New Year’s traditions, and more.
As you have fun with the quiz, you’ll deepen your knowledge of all kinds of winter-related facts.
There are also plenty of fun tidbits that can spark lively conversation, so you can enjoy chatting while tackling the quiz with family and friends.
All questions are presented in a three-choice multiple-choice format.
New Year’s holiday quiz

When it comes to the year-end and New Year period, there’s the year-end wrap-up at work, a big cleanup, and then right away the New Year—Oshogatsu—arrives.
This quiz gathers questions related to that festive season.
The formats vary—multiple-choice, true-or-false, and more—but since you can simply choose answers, people of all ages can enjoy it.
It also teaches the meanings and origins of things like the zodiac, New Year’s decorations, and osechi cuisine, making it educational and a great opportunity to rediscover Japanese traditions.
January Trivia Quiz

It’s a quiz that covers a wide range of January-specific topics, including New Year’s events, customs, and history.
Because the questions are drawn from diverse themes, you naturally encounter bits of knowledge you might feel you know but actually don’t.
The simple question format makes it easy to jump in, and getting an answer right is satisfying, while even a wrong answer rewards you with fun trivia.
If you play with family or friends, the answers spark conversation and make it enjoyable across generations.
It’s well-balanced content that’s easy to enjoy at the start of the New Year and offers learning value, too.
New Year’s Games Quiz

It’s a simple and friendly quiz where you look at pictures of traditional games and guess their names.
The charm lies in rediscovering nostalgic New Year’s games while enjoying trivia and fun facts related to the season.
It’s easy for people of all ages to join in, and it can spark conversations like, “I want to play this!” This content delivers moments of shared smiles with family and friends, letting you savor the unique atmosphere of the New Year.
How about kicking off the new year on a light note with traditional games and a quiz?
Trivia quiz about hatsumode (the first shrine visit of the New Year)

This quiz lets you enjoy learning various facts about hatsumode, the traditional New Year’s shrine visit.
It highlights that customs we often follow without much thought—such as etiquette at a shrine or the meanings of protective amulets—actually carry deep history and heartfelt wishes.
Presented in a quiz format, it’s not too difficult, and your understanding naturally deepens as you answer.
Getting answers right is satisfying, and even when you’re wrong, you’ll enjoy the “I see!” moments as your knowledge grows.
It’s suitable for all ages, and taking on the challenge with family or friends is sure to spark lively conversation.



