I created an annual event calendar from January to December.
Click on the name of the event to jump to the detailed article!
January
| 1st | 4th~ | Around 7th |
|---|---|---|
New Year |
Nanakusa-no-sekku |
Start of work/New Year's party |
| 11th | 15th | 2nd Monday |
Kagami biraki |
First Full Moon Festival |
Coming of Age Day |
February
| 1st | Around 3rd | 8th |
|---|---|---|
Lunar New Year |
Setsubun |
Hari-Kuyō |
| 11th | 14th | 23th |
National Foundation Day |
Valentine's Day |
The Emperor's Birthday |
March
| 3rd | 14th | Around 18th |
|---|---|---|
Hinamatsuri |
White Day |
Higan |
| Around 21th | ||
Vernal Equinox Day |
April
| 1st | First full moon day after spring equinox | 8th |
|---|---|---|
April Fools' Day |
Easter |
Flower festival |
| 29th | ||
Shōwa Day |
May
| Around 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|
Eighty-eight nights |
Constitution Memorial Day |
Greenery Day |
| 5th | 2nd Sunday | |
Children's Day (Japan) |
Mother's Day |
June
| 3rd Sunday |
|---|
Father's Day |
July
| 1st | 7th | 3rd Monday |
|---|---|---|
| Sea opening, Mountain opening | Double Seventh Festival (disambiguation) | Marine Day |
August
| 6th | 9th | 11th |
|---|---|---|
| Atomic bombings of Hiroshima | Atomic bombings of Nagasaki | Mountain day |
| 15th | ||
| Old Obon/End of War Memorial Day |
September
| 3rd Monday | Around 20th | Around 23th |
|---|---|---|
| Respect for the Aged Day | Higan | Autumnal Equinox Day |
October
| 2nd Monday | 31th |
|---|---|
| Sports Day (Japan) | Halloween |
November
| 3rd | 15th | 23th |
|---|---|---|
| Culture Day | Shichi-Go-San | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
December
| 8th | 24th | 25th |
|---|---|---|
| Hari-Kuyō | Christmas Eve | Christmas |
| 31th | ||
| Ōmisoka |