IZU: JAPANESE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
&
OTHER CELEBRATED DAYS

Days & Dates

National Holidays Date
New Year's Day (ganjitsu) January 1
Coming-of-age Day (seijin no hi)
Observed the second Monday in January.
January
National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinembi) February 11
Vernal Equinox Day (shumbun no hi) March 20 or 21
Showa Day (showa no hi) April 29
Constitution Memorial Day (kempô kinembi) May 3
Greenery Day (midori no hi) May 4
Children's Day (kodomo no hi) May 5
Marine Day (umi no hi)
Observed in the third Monday in July.
July
Respect-for-the-aged Day (keirô no hi)
Observed in the third Monday of September.
September
Autumnal Equinox Day (shûbun no hi) September 22 or 23
Health-sports Day (taiiku no hi)
Observed in the second Monday in October.
October
Culture Day (bunka no hi) November 3
Labor Thanksgiving Day (kinrô kansha no hi) November 23
Emperor's Birthday (tennô tanjôbi) December 23
*If the actual date of the holiday falls on a Sunday, then Monday becomes the free day. If a day falls between two national holidays, the day becomes the free day.
 
 
Other Celebrated Days Date
Nanakusa January 7
Setsubun February 3
Valentine's Day February 14
Doll Festival (hinamatsuri) March 3
White Day March 14
April Fools' Day April 1
Mother's Day May
Father's Day June
Bon August
Tsukimi September
Christmas Day December 25


    The national government of Japan establishes these holidays under the law. On national holidays, banks, schools, public offices and public services are closed. Many companies are also closed on holidays, although shopping malls and stores often remain open.
    Japan has three parts of crowded periods: the New Year's Weeks (from the last week of December to January 3); the Golden Week (from April 29 to May 5) and the Bon Week (mid-August). During these terms, all modes of transportation including bullet trains, air planes, highway buses and expressways are too crowded to have a confortable trip. Making reservation is essential if you plan to travel in these days.
 

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