| Month |
Date |
Japanese Name |
English Name |
Jan |
1 |
Shogatsu |
New
Year's Day |
| Jan |
2 |
Kakizome |
|
| Jan |
2 |
Shigoto Hajime |
Beginning
of Work Day |
Jan |
14 |
Seijin
no Hi |
Coming
of Age Day |
| Feb |
1-3 |
Sapporo Yukimatsiri |
Snow
Festival (Sapporo only) |
| Feb |
3 |
Setsubun |
Bean Throwing Festival |
LINK |
| Feb |
5 |
|
Martyr Day |
Feb |
11 |
Kenkokukinen |
National Foundation Day |
| Feb |
14 |
|
Valentines Day |
| Mar |
3 |
HinaMatsuri |
Doll Festival |
| Mar |
14 |
|
White Day |
LINK |
Mar |
21 |
Shunbun
no Hi |
Vernal
Equinox Day |
| Apr |
8 |
Kambutsue |
|
| Apr |
14-15 |
Takayam Matsuri (1st) |
|
| Apr |
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
no Kyujitsu |
Between Day |
May |
5 |
Kodomo
no Hi |
Children's
Day (End of Golden Week) |
| May |
12 |
|
Mother's Day |
| May |
15 |
|
Hollyhock Festival |
| May |
mid |
Sanja Matsuri |
|
| Jun |
3 |
|
Memorial to Broken
Dolls Day |
| Jun |
16 |
|
Father's Day |
| Jul |
all |
Kyoto Gion Matsuri |
|
Jul |
7 |
Tanabata |
Star
Festival |
| Jul |
15 |
Hakata Gion Yamagasa
(Fukuoka City only) |
|
Jul |
20 |
Amaterasu-o-Mi-Kami |
|
Jul |
20 |
Umi no
Hi |
Day
of the Sea / Marine Day |
| Aug |
1-7 |
Nebuta Matsuri
(Aomori City Only) |
|
| Aug |
4-7 |
Kanto Matsuri
(Akita City only) |
Lantern
Festival |
| Aug |
6 |
|
Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Day |
| Aug |
9 |
|
Nagasaki Memorial Day |
| Aug |
14-16 |
O-Bon Festival |
|
LINK |
| Aug |
15-18 |
Awaodori
(Tokushima only) |
Dancing
Festival |
Sep |
15 |
Keiro
no Hi |
Respect for the Elderly
Day |
Sep |
23 |
Shunbun
no Hi |
Autumnal
Equinox
Day |
| Oct |
7-9 |
Nagasaki Kunchi
(Nagasaki only) |
Festival of
the Suwa Shrine |
| Oct |
9-10 |
Takayam Matsuri (2nd) |
|
Oct |
14 |
Taiiku-no-hi |
Health
and Sports Day |
| Oct |
31 |
|
Halloween |
Nov |
3 |
Bunka
no Hi |
Culture
Day |
| Nov |
15 |
Schichigosan |
|
LINK |
Nov |
23 |
Kinro
Kansha no Hi |
Labor
Thanksgiving Day |
Dec |
23 |
Tenno
Tanjobi |
Emperor's
Birthday |
| Dec |
25 |
|
Christmas |
