For Lam's current MyNengajyo Project season, which began last month, more than 1,300 handmade postcards have been sent out to recipients both locally and internationally. Photo: Lam Ching Fu
Did you know that in Japan, it's a common tradition to send new year’s greeting cards to friends and family? Known as "nengajyo" or "nengajo", the practice dates as far back as the Heian-era (794-1185).
Travel writer Lam Ching Fu, who wrote the My Journey By Bus book series, first encountered nengajyo as a Japanese language student in Osaka, Japan, back in 2002.
