| Date 2008 |
Occasion |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day (Gantan)
|
|
January 14 |
Coming of Age Day (Seijin-no-hi) |
|
February 11 |
National Foundation Day |
|
March 20 |
Spring Equinox |
|
April 29 |
Shōwa Day |
|
May 3 |
Constitution Memorial Day (Kenpou-kinen-bi) |
|
May 4 |
Greenery Day
(Midori-no-hi) |
| May
5 |
Children's Day
(Kodomo-no-hi) |
|
July 21 |
Sea Day |
|
September 15 |
Respect for the Aged Day |
|
September 22 |
Autumnal
Equinox (Shuubun-no-hi) |
|
October 13 |
Health and Sports Day
(Taiiku-no-hi) |
|
November 3 |
National Culture Day
(Bunka-no-hi) |
| November 23 |
Labor Thanksgiving Day
(Kinrou-kansha-no-hi) |
| December 23 |
Emperor's Birthday
(Tennou-tanjyou-bi) |
| December 31 |
Bank Holiday |
| 1If
it falls between Monday and Friday. You should know:
Holidays falling on a Sunday are observed on the Monday following except for the Bank
Holidays associated with the New Year.
The period from 29 April to 5 May is called the "Golden Week" and many people
take vacation days mixed in with the public holidays with the result that businesses are
often all but shut down.
There are no moveable feasts other than the Equinoxes. The Autumnal Equinox will be on
23 September every year until 2011. The calculation is performed using astronomical
methods based on the longitude 135 degrees East.
Weekend - Saturday,
Sunday |
