Japan annual event
Japan annual event
The full list of national holidays is as follows:
January 1 (national holiday)
New Year (shogatsu)
The second Monday in January
Coming 0f Age day or Adult’s Day (Seijin-no hi)
February 3
Beginning of spring (setsubun)
February 11 (national holiday)
National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinenbi)
February 14
Valentine’s Day
March 3
Doll’s Festival (hina matsuri)
March 14
White Day
March 20 or 21
Vernal Equinox (Shunbun-no hi)
April 29 (national holiday)
Showa Day (Showa no hi)
May 3 (national holiday)
Constitution Day (kenpo kinenbi)
May 4 (national holiday)
Greenery Day (midori no hi)
May 5 (national holiday)
Children’s Day (kodomo no hi)
July/August 7
Star Festival (tanabata)
The third Monday in July
Marine Day (Umi-no hi)
July/August 13-15
Obon
Third Monday of September (national holiday)
Respect for the Aged Day (keiro no hi)
Around September 23 (national holiday)
Autum Equinox Day (shubun no hi)
Second Monday of October (national holiday)
Health and Sports Day (taiiku no hi)
November 3 (national holiday)
Culture Day (bunka no hi)
November 15
Seven-Five-Three (shichigosan no hi)
November 23 (national holiday)
Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinro kansha no hi)
December 23 (national holiday)
Emperor’s Birthday (tenno no tanjobi)
December 24-25
Christmas
December 31
New Year’s Eve (omisoka)
If a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will also be a holiday. If a day lies between two national holidays, the day will also be turned into a holiday.
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