Beginning of Spring
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Friday February 3, 2023
Culture : Setsubun - tradition observed in shrines and temples. People throw beans, shouting Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (Devils out, happiness in).
Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo only)
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Saturday February 4, 2023
Culture : Www.snowfes.com/ lasts 1 week - in Sapporo 2023 edition confirmed
Beppu Oita Marathon
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Sunday February 5, 2023
Sports events : Www.betsudai.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Founding of the Nation Day (Kenkoku kinen no hi)
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Saturday February 11, 2023
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
Valentine's Day
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Tuesday February 14, 2023
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 19, 2023
Sports events : Www.okinawa-marathon.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjobi)
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Thursday February 23, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to Emperor Akihito (born in 1933) Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Doll's Day
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Friday March 3, 2023
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 5, 2023
Sports events : Www.tokyo42195.org 2023 edition confirmed
White Day
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Tuesday March 14, 2023
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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Tuesday March 21, 2023
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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Friday March 24, 2023
School holidays : Vacation anticipated to to Corona flu crisis
March Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday March 26, 2023
Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/ 2023 edition confirmed
Spring holiday (end)
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Monday April 3, 2023
School holidays :
CPhi - ICSE Japan
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Wednesday April 19, 2023
Tradeshows : Www.cphijapan.com pharmacy industry -lasts 3 days - in Tokyo 2023 edition confirmed
Nagano Marathon
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Sunday April 23, 2023
Sports events : Www.naganomarathon.gr.jp/ 2023 edition confirmed
Cherry Blossom Parade and Festival
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Saturday April 29, 2023
Culture : dates vary: end of April, beginning of May
Shōwa Day
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Saturday April 29, 2023
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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Wednesday May 3, 2023
Secular holiday : Parliamentary democracy established in 1947
Day of Nature (Midori no hi)
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Thursday May 4, 2023
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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Friday May 5, 2023
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Mother's Day
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Sunday May 14, 2023
cards/flowers : Haha no Hi in Japanese
HFE - IFIA Japan
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
Tradeshows : Lasts 3 days
www.ifiajapan.com health food - in Tokyo 2023 edition confirmed
Tokyo Sanja Matsuri (beginning)
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Saturday May 20, 2023
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]
2023 edition confirmed
Tour of Japan
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Sunday May 21, 2023
Sports events : Cycling race
http://www.toj.co.jp/ 2023 edition confirmed
May Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday May 28, 2023
Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in Kokugikan
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/ 2023 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday June 14, 2023
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Star Festival
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Friday July 7, 2023
Culture : Tanabata - celebrated at night, after the stars have come out.
July Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday July 9, 2023
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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Thursday July 13, 2023
Culture : Obon - commemoration of ancestors. May be observed on a later day in provincial Japan.
Festival of Souls
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Friday July 14, 2023
Culture : Obon - commemoration of ancestors. May be observed on a later day in provincial Japan.
Festival of Souls
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Saturday July 15, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 28, 2023
Culture : Lasts 3 days -
www.fujirockfestival.com in Naeba Ski Resort 2023 edition confirmed
Hiroshima Peace Festival (Hiroshima only)
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Sunday August 6, 2023
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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Wednesday August 9, 2023
Culture :
Mountain Day
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Friday August 11, 2023
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 21, 2023
School holidays :