Japan : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

cards/flowers : Not a bank holiday, but increasingly popular.

School holidays :

Secular holiday :

Banks only :

Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Banks only :

Banks only :

Secular holiday : Celebrates the age of majority (20)

School holidays : Www.mext.go.jp
applies to Tokyo region public schools, as gazetted by the Ministry of Education
different calendars according to climate (Northern or Southern regions)
Many schools open on Saturday
School day starts at 08:30
Summer vacations apply to the whole country
From 2018, local education boards will be allowed to set summer holidays at different times of the year
international schools have specific calendars
Uniforms are required, and there are extensive rules for hair styles, shoes, socks, skirt length, make-up, accessories, and more
schools are open on Saturday in Tokyo, Tochigi, Saitama, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto

PISA ranking (average 493): 538 (second best WW)
Schooling is mandatory till age 14-15
School day duration: 6:30 hours
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 600
QS Best Student Cities in Tokyo: #7
Computer to student ratio: 1:3
2022 PISA ranking: #4 with a 533 score
University of Tokyo ranking: Times Higher Education #11/QS ranking #--/Shanghai (2023) #27

We carry confirmed dates till Oct 2024 in Tokyo (scroll for other prefectures)

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Sports events : Https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/ In Osaka - lasts 2 weeks 2024 edition confirmed

Sports events : Www.betsudai.com/ 2025 edition confirmed

Culture : Setsubun - tradition observed in shrines and temples. People throw beans, shouting “Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!” (“Devils out, happiness in”).

Culture : Www.snowfes.com/ lasts 1 week - in Sapporo 2025 edition confirmed

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February Women purchase gifts for men on February 14, and men reciprocate their love and affection on “White Day,” March 14.

Sports events : Www.okinawa-marathon.com/ 2025 edition confirmed

Secular holiday : In tribute to Emperor Akihito (born in 1933) Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : In tribute to Emperor Akihito (born in 1933) Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Sports events : Www.tokyo42195.org 2025 edition confirmed

Culture : Hinamatsuri - Also known as girls' festival. Dolls representing the Emperor and the court in traditional dress of the Heian period are displayed on a red carpet.

Culture : The opposite of Valentine’s Day: men give cakes or chocolates to women.

Shinto : Shinto celebration of the change of seasons with the coming of spring with shouts of Devils out, Good Fortune in . Bean throwing protects against demons.

School holidays :

Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/ 2024 edition NOT confirmed