| Month |
Date |
Japanese Name |
English Name |
January |
1 |
Gantan |
New
Year's Day |
January |
10 |
Seijin
no Hi |
Coming
of Age Day |
February |
11 |
Kenkokukinen
no Hi |
National Foundation Day |
| February |
14 |
|
Valentines Day |
| March |
3 |
Hina Matsuri |
Doll Festival |
March |
20 |
Shunbun
no Hi |
Vernal
Equinox Day |
April |
29 |
Midori
no Hi |
Greenery
Day |
| April |
29 |
|
Golden Week begins |
| May |
1 |
|
May Day |
May |
3 |
Kempo
Kinenbi |
Constitution
Memorial Day |
May |
4 |
Kokumin
Kyusoku-no-Hi |
National Holiday |
May |
5 |
Kodomo
no Hi |
Children's
Day (End of Golden Week) |
| May |
14 |
|
Mother's Day |
| June |
18 |
|
Father's Day |
July |
7 |
Tanabata-Hime |
|
July |
13 |
O-Bon
Festival
(2 days) (Tokyo only) |
|
July |
17 |
Amaterasu-o-Mi-Kami |
|
July |
20 |
Umi no
Hi |
Day
of the Sea |
July |
29 |
Gion
Matsuri (not accurate) |
|
| August |
13-16 |
National O-Bon
Festival |
|
September |
15 |
Keiro
no Hi |
Respect for the Elderly
Day |
September |
22 |
Shunbun
no Hi |
Autumnal
Equinox
Day |
October |
10 |
|
Health
and Sports Day |
| October |
31 |
|
Halloween |
November |
3 |
Bunka
no Hi |
Culture
Day |
November |
23 |
Kinro
Kansha no Hi |
Labor
Thanksgiving Day |
December |
23 |
Tenno
Tanjobi |
Emperor's
Birthday |
| December |
25 |
|
Christmas |
