| Month |
Date |
Japanese Name |
English Name |
Jan |
1 |
Gantan |
New
Year's Day |
| Jan |
2 |
Kakizome |
|
| Jan |
2 |
Shigoto Hajime |
|
Jan |
8 |
Seijin
no Hi |
Coming
of Age Day |
| Feb |
4 |
|
Bean Throwing Festival |
| Feb |
5 |
|
Martyr Day |
Feb |
11 |
Kenkokukinen
no Hi |
National Foundation Day |
| Feb |
14 |
|
Valentines Day |
| Feb |
16 |
Gion Matsuri |
|
| Mar |
3 |
Hina Matsuri |
Doll Festival |
Mar |
20 |
Shunbun
no Hi |
Vernal
Equinox Day |
| Apr |
8 |
Kambutsue |
|
| Apri |
15 |
Sanno Matsuri |
LINK |
Apr |
29 |
Midori
no Hi |
Greenery
Day |
| Apr |
29 |
|
Golden Week begins |
| May |
1 |
|
May Day |
May |
3 |
Kempo
Kinenbi |
Constitution
Memorial Day |
| May |
3 |
|
Kite Battles of
Hamanatsu |
May |
4 |
Kokumin
Kyusoku-no-Hi |
National Holiday |
May |
5 |
Kodomo
no Hi |
Children's
Day (End of Golden Week) |
| May |
13 |
|
Mother's Day |
| May |
15 |
|
Hollyhock Festival |
| Jun |
3 |
|
Memorial to Broken
Dolls Day |
| Jun |
17 |
|
Father's Day |
Jul |
7 |
Tanabata |
|
Jul |
20 |
Amaterasu-o-Mi-Kami |
|
Jul |
20 |
Umi no
Hi |
Day
of the Sea / Marine Day |
| Aug |
6 |
|
Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Day |
| Aug |
9 |
|
Nagasaki Memorial Day |
| Aug |
14-16 |
O-Bon Festival |
|
Sep |
15 |
Keiro
no Hi |
Respect for the Elderly
Day |
Sep |
23 |
Shunbun
no Hi |
Autumnal
Equinox
Day |
Oct |
8 |
Taiiku-no-hi |
Health
and Sports Day |
| Oct |
22 |
Jidai Matsuri |
|
| Oct |
31 |
|
Halloween |
Nov |
3 |
Bunka
no Hi |
Culture
Day |
Nov |
23 |
Kinro
Kansha no Hi |
Labor
Thanksgiving Day |
Dec |
23 |
Tenno
Tanjobi |
Emperor's
Birthday |
| Dec |
25 |
|
Christmas |
