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Japan : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

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    Sunday december 3, 2023Fukuoka MarathonSports events
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    Friday december 15, 2023Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas Daycards/flowers
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    Friday december 29, 2023Banks are closedBanks only
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday january 2, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Wednesday january 3, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Monday january 8, 2024Winter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday january 8, 2024Coming of Age Day (Seijin no hi)Secular holiday
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    Saturday february 3, 2024Beginning of SpringEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday february 4, 2024Beppu Oita MarathonSports events
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    Monday february 12, 2024Founding of the Nation Day (Kenkoku kinen no hi)National Day
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    Tuesday february 13, 2024Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo only)Events, celebrations...
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Sunday february 18, 2024Okinawa MarathonSports events
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    Friday february 23, 2024Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjobi)Secular holiday
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    Monday february 26, 2024January Grand Sumo TournamentSports events
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    Sunday march 3, 2024Tokyo MarathonSports events
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    Sunday march 3, 2024Doll's DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday march 14, 2024White DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Wednesday march 20, 2024Start of Spring - Vernal Equinox (Shumbun no hi )Shinto
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    Saturday march 23, 2024Spring holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday march 24, 2024March Grand Sumo TournamentSports events
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    Sunday april 7, 2024F1 Japanese Grand PrixSports events
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    Monday april 8, 2024Spring holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday april 17, 2024CPhi - ICSE JapanTradeshows
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    Sunday april 21, 2024Nagano MarathonSports events
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    Saturday april 27, 2024Cherry Blossom Parade and FestivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday april 29, 2024Shōwa DaySecular holiday
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    Friday may 3, 2024Constitution Day (Kenpo Kinenbi)Secular holiday
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    Saturday may 4, 2024Day of Nature (Midori no hi)Secular holiday
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Children's Day (Kodomo no hi)Secular holiday
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    Monday may 6, 2024Children's Day (Kodomo no hi)Secular holiday
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    Sunday may 12, 2024Mother's Daycards/flowers
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    Saturday may 18, 2024Tokyo Sanja Matsuri (beginning)Events, celebrations...
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    Sunday may 19, 2024Tour of JapanSports events
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    Wednesday may 22, 2024HFE - IFIA JapanTradeshows
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    Fukuoka Marathon

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    Sunday december 3, 2023
    Sports events : Http://www.fukuoka-marathon.com/en/ 2022 edition confirmed

    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 15, 2023
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    cards/flowers : Not a bank holiday, but increasingly popular.

    Banks are closed

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    Friday december 29, 2023
    Banks only :

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    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 are closed

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    Tuesday january 2, 2024
    Banks only :

    Banks are closed

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    Wednesday january 3, 2024
    Banks only :

    Winter holiday (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    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
    University of Tokyo ranking: Times Higher Education #11/QS ranking #--/Shanghai (2023) #27

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

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    Coming of Age Day (Seijin no hi)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the age of majority (20)

    Beginning of Spring

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    Saturday february 3, 2024
    Culture : Setsubun - tradition observed in shrines and temples. People throw beans, shouting “Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!” (“Devils out, happiness in”).

    Beppu Oita Marathon

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    Sunday february 4, 2024
    Sports events : Www.betsudai.com/ 2024 edition confirmed

    Founding of the Nation Day (Kenkoku kinen no hi)

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    Monday february 12, 2024
    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

    Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo only)

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    Tuesday february 13, 2024
    Culture : Www.snowfes.com/ lasts 1 week - in Sapporo 2024 edition confirmed

    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    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.

    Okinawa Marathon

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    Sunday february 18, 2024
    Sports events : Www.okinawa-marathon.com/ 2024 edition confirmed

    Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjobi)

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    Friday february 23, 2024
    Secular holiday : In tribute to Emperor Akihito (born in 1933) Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    January Grand Sumo Tournament

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    Monday february 26, 2024
    Sports events : Https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/ In Osaka - lasts 2 weeks 2024 edition confirmed

    Tokyo Marathon

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    Sunday march 3, 2024
    Sports events : Www.tokyo42195.org 2024 edition confirmed

    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.

    White Day

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    Thursday march 14, 2024
    Culture : The opposite of Valentine’s 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/ 2023 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