Japanese

holidays
National holidays and local
annual festivities

New year
(/ shougatsu) **nh
( / gantan)

2nd Monday of january

Coming of age (NH)
(/seijin no hi)

February 3
Beginning of spring
(/setsubun)

February 11
National foundation day
nh
(/Kenkoku kinenbi)

Valentines day

March 3
dolls festival / girls festival
(/hinamatsuri)

March 14
White day

Around march 20
Spring equinox day **nh
(/shunbun no hi)

April 29
Shouwa day **nh
(/Shouwa no hi)

May 3
Constitution day *nh

(/Kenpou kinenbi)

May 4
Greenery day *nh
(/Midorino hi)

May 5
Childrens day / boys festival *NH
(/kodomono hi)

July 7
Star festival
(/tanabata)

3rd Monday of july

Ocean day **nh
(/umino hi)

August 11
Mountain day **nh
(/yamano hi)
New holiday, Starts from 2016

July/august 13-15
(/obon)

3rd Monday of
september
Respect for the aged day **nh
(/keirouno hi)

Around september 23
Autumn equinox day **nh
(/shuubun no hi)

2nd Monday of october

Health and sports day **nh
(/taiiku no hi)

November 3
Culture day **nh
(/Bunkano hi)

November 15
Seven-five-three
(/shichi go san)

November 23
Labor thanksgiving day **nh
(
/kinrou kansha no hi)

December 23
Emperors birthday **nh

(/tennou tanjoubi)

December 24-25
Christmas

December 31
(/oomisoka)