noun
Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading
An annual court event held at the Imperial Palace in mid-January, where selected tanka poems on a set theme are recited. The name is often translated as 'Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading' or 'New Year's Poetry Party'.
今年の歌会始の題は「光」です。
The theme for this year's Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading is 'light'.
歌会始は毎年1月に皇
The Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading is held at the Imperial Palace every January.