How to say "homecoming" in Japanese

• 帰省きせいCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbGoing home to visit one's parents or family, as many people do at New Year or Obon; the word centers on the family visit rather than on the destination itself.
  今夜こんや帰省きせいされるのですね。↗

  Oh, you're going home tonight!
• 帰郷ききょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbReturning to one's hometown or native place after time away, often a long absence; the emphasis is on getting back to the place itself rather than on visiting the family there.
  その電報でんぽうは彼女かのじょを帰郷ききょうさせるための手てであった。↗

  The telegram was a trick to get her to come home.

Choose 帰省 for a trip home to visit one's parents or family, and 帰郷 for returning to one's hometown, often after a long absence; neither covers the American school 'homecoming' event.

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• 帰省きせいhomecoming
• 帰郷ききょうhomecoming