noun
Kansai New Year decoration made from food
A traditional decoration in the Kansai region, typically made from food items such as mochi, kelp, and dried persimmons, displayed during the New Year period.
関西では、お正月に蓬莱飾りを床の間に飾る習慣があります。
In Kansai, there is a custom of displaying a Hōrai decoration in the alcove during the New Year.
Standard spelling.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common.
蓬莱 (Hōrai) refers to the mythical mountain of immortality, and 飾り (kazari) means decoration. The name evokes auspiciousness and longevity.