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Name Date Remarks Ref. New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu): January 1 This national holiday was established in 1948, as a day to celebrate the new year. New Year's Day marks the beginning of Japan's most important holiday season, the New Year season (正月, Shōgatsu), which generally refers to the first one, three or seven days of the year.
Frequency. annual. Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日, Shūbun no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan that usually occurs on September 22 or 23, the date of Southward equinox in Japan Standard Time (autumnal equinox can occur on different dates for different time zones). Due to the necessity of recent astronomical measurements, the date of the ...
Annual. Vernal Equinox Day (春分の日, Shunbun no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21. The date of the holiday is not officially declared until February of the previous year ...
7th day of the 1st month: 人日 ( Jinjitsu ), 七草の節句 ( Nanakusa no sekku) held on 7 January. 3rd day of the 3rd month: 上巳 ( Jōshi ), 桃の節句 ( Momo no sekku) held on 3 March in many areas, but in some area on 3 April. 雛祭り ( Hina matsuri ), Girls' Day. 5th day of the 5th month: Tango ( 端午 ): mostly held on 5 May.
September 21. ( 2026-09-21) Frequency. annual. Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日, Keirō no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens. [ 1] It started in 1966 as a national holiday and was held on every September 15. Since 2003, Respect for the Aged Day is held on the third Monday of September due to ...
Date. 29 April – 5 May. Frequency. Annual. Golden Week ( Japanese: ゴールデンウィーク, Hepburn: Gōruden Wīku)[ a] or Ōgon Shūkan (黄金週間) is a holiday period in Japan from 29 April to 5 May containing multiple public holidays. [ 1] It is also known as Haru no Ōgata Renkyū (春の大型連休, Long spring holiday series) .
Chuseok (Korean: 추석; Hanja: 秋夕; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], lit. ' autumn evening '), also known as Hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from Old Korean, "the great middle [of autumn]"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon.
September Weekly Holidays and Observances. National Waffle Week (Sept. 3–9) National Days of Prayer and Remembrance (Sept. 10–12) National Assisted Living Week (Sept. 10-16: Starts Grandparent ...