<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliIn Japan, New Years Day is the big festival, closest in spirit to Christmas in the West, the time when relatives and friends pay visits to each other and to the local shrines.  <response>: Siku ya Mwaka Mpya ni sherehe kubwa nchini Japani, karibu zaidi na Krismasi ya Magharibi, wakati ambapo jamaa na marafiki hutembelea kila mmoja na mahali patakatifu pa mahali hapo. 