Left Top/Bottome: Konbumaki - Steamed green beans and carrots wrapped in konbu sea weed tied with kanpyō (gourd) strip Shirataki - Konyaku noodles Right: Namasu - Daikon, carrot, aburage sweet salad

First round with adzuki mochi on the left and soup mochi on the right - plateful of OSECHI goodies in the middle.

Clockwise from top left corner: Datemaki - Sweet omelet with pureed fish Tazukuri - Dried anchovies glazed with sesame Kuromame - Sweet black beans Kamaboko - Japanese fish cakes Kuri Kinton - Sweet potato and chestnut salad

NIMONO is things simmered in a dashi and soy, including: Konyaku twists Konbu - thick sea weed Gobo - Sliced burdoc root Rincon - Lotus root Daikon Ninjin - carrots Karumafu - dried wheat gluton Shitake Yamaimo - Japanese taro-related potato