Doll's Day
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Sunday march 3, 2024
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.
Tokyo Marathon
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Sunday march 3, 2024
Sports events : Www.tokyo42195.org 2024 edition confirmed
White Day
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Thursday march 14, 2024
Culture : The opposite of Valentines Day: men give cakes or chocolates to women.
Start of Spring - Vernal Equinox (Shumbun no hi )
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Wednesday march 20, 2024
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.
Spring holiday (beginning)
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Saturday march 23, 2024
School holidays :
March Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday march 24, 2024
Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/ 2024 edition NOT confirmed
F1 Japanese Grand Prix
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Sunday april 7, 2024
Sports events : Www.formula1.com in Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course 2024 edition confirmed
Spring holiday (end)
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Monday april 8, 2024
School holidays :
CPhi - ICSE Japan
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Wednesday april 17, 2024
Tradeshows : Www.cphijapan.com pharmacy industry -lasts 3 days - in Tokyo 2024 edition confirmed
Nagano Marathon
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Sunday april 21, 2024
Sports events : Www.naganomarathon.gr.jp/ 2024 edition confirmed
Cherry Blossom Parade and Festival
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Saturday april 27, 2024
Culture : dates vary: end of April, beginning of May
Shōwa Day
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Monday april 29, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrates the birthday of former Emperor Showa, who died in the year 1989. Until 2006, Greenery Day used to be celebrated on this day Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Constitution Day (Kenpo Kinenbi)
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Friday may 3, 2024
Secular holiday : Parliamentary democracy established in 1947
Day of Nature (Midori no hi)
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Saturday may 4, 2024
Secular holiday : Stems from the celebration of the Emperor Shōwa's birthday on April 29 every year during the Shōwa era. In 1989, following the ascension of the current Emperor Akihito to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the name of the holiday was changed from Birthday of the Emperor to Greenery Day .[1]Officially, as its name suggests, it is a day to commune with nature and to be thankful for blessings. The day was renamed to Greenery Day to acknowledge the controversial wartime emperor's love for plants without directly mentioning his name.[2] However, in practice it is seen as just another day that expands the Japanese Golden Week vacation. [Wikipedia]
Children's Day (Kodomo no hi)
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Sunday may 5, 2024
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Children's Day (Kodomo no hi)
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Monday may 6, 2024
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Mother's Day
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Sunday may 12, 2024
cards/flowers : Haha no Hi in Japanese
Tokyo Sanja Matsuri (beginning)
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Saturday may 18, 2024
Culture : Literally Three Shrine Festival ), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest. [Wikipedia]
2024 edition confirmed
Tour of Japan
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Sunday may 19, 2024
Sports events : Cycling race
http://www.toj.co.jp/ 2024 edition confirmed
HFE - IFIA Japan
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Wednesday may 22, 2024
Tradeshows : Lasts 3 days
www.ifiajapan.com health food - in Tokyo 2024 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday june 12, 2024
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 16, 2024
cards/flowers :
May Grand Sumo Tournament
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Monday july 1, 2024
Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in Aichi
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/ 2024 edition confirmed
Star Festival
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Sunday july 7, 2024
Culture : Tanabata - celebrated at night, after the stars have come out.
Festival of Souls
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Saturday july 13, 2024
Culture : Obon - commemoration of ancestors. May be observed on a later day in provincial Japan.
Festival of Souls
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Sunday july 14, 2024
Culture : Obon - commemoration of ancestors. May be observed on a later day in provincial Japan.
July Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday july 14, 2024
Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/
Festival of Souls
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Monday july 15, 2024
Culture : Obon - commemoration of ancestors. May be observed on a later day in provincial Japan.
Navy Day (Umi no hi)
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Monday july 15, 2024
Secular holiday : A recent celebration (1997) in port cities only, in tribute to Commodore Perry's arrival in 1853. Various events are dedicated to the sea.
Fuji Rock Festival
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Friday july 26, 2024
Culture : Lasts 3 days -
www.fujirockfestival.com in Naeba Ski Resort 2024 edition confirmed
Hiroshima Peace Festival (Hiroshima only)
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Tuesday august 6, 2024
Culture : In tribute to the victims of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. Observance is held at the Peace Memorial Park
Memorial Day (Nagazaki only)
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Friday august 9, 2024
Culture :
Mountain Day
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Sunday august 11, 2024
Secular holiday : Designed to share opportunities to get familiar with mountains and appreciate blessings from mountains. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Mountain Day
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Monday august 12, 2024
Secular holiday : Designed to share opportunities to get familiar with mountains and appreciate blessings from mountains. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday august 26, 2024
School holidays :
Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro no hi)
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Monday september 16, 2024
Secular holiday :
September Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday september 22, 2024
Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in Kokugikan
Fall Equinox (Shubun no hi )
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Monday september 23, 2024
Shinto : This national holiday was established in 1948 as a day on which to honor one's ancestors and remember the dead. Prior to 1948, the autumnal equinox was an imperial ancestor worship festival called Shūki kōrei-sai (秋季皇霊祭) Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
[Wikipedia)
Japan Open Tennis Championships
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Thursday september 26, 2024
Sports events : 2024 edition confirmed