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
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 19, 2022
cards/flowers :
Star Festival
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Thursday July 7, 2022
Culture : Tanabata - celebrated at night, after the stars have come out.
July Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday July 10, 2022
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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Wednesday July 13, 2022
Culture : Obon - commemoration of ancestors. May be observed on a later day in provincial Japan.
Festival of Souls
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Thursday July 14, 2022
Culture : Obon - commemoration of ancestors. May be observed on a later day in provincial Japan.
Festival of Souls
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Friday July 15, 2022
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 18, 2022
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.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 22, 2022
School holidays :
Fuji Rock Festival
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Friday July 29, 2022
Culture : Lasts 3 days -
www.fujirockfestival.com in Naeba Ski Resort 2022 edition confirmed
Hiroshima Peace Festival (Hiroshima only)
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Saturday August 6, 2022
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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Tuesday August 9, 2022
Culture :
Mountain Day
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Thursday August 11, 2022
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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Thursday September 1, 2022
School holidays :
Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro no hi)
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Monday September 19, 2022
Secular holiday :
Fall Equinox (Shubun no hi )
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Friday September 23, 2022
Shinto : This national holiday was established in 1948 as a day on which to honor one's ancestors and remember the dead. Prior to 1948, the autumnal equinox was an imperial ancestor worship festival called Shūki kōrei-sai (秋季皇霊祭) Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
[Wikipedia)
September Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday September 25, 2022
Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in Kokugikan
F1 Japanese Grand Prix
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Sunday September 25, 2022
Sports events : Www.formula1.com in Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course 2022 edition confirmed
Motorcycle Grand Prix
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Sunday September 25, 2022
Sports events : Www.motogp.com in Motegi 2022 edition confirmed
Japan Open Tennis Championships
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Monday October 3, 2022
Sports events : 2022 edition confirmed
Physical Fitness Day (Taiiku no hi )
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Monday October 10, 2022
Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo International Film Festival
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Monday October 24, 2022
Culture : Lasts 9 days
www.tiff-jp.net 2022 edition confirmed
National Culture Day (Bunka-no-hi)
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Thursday November 3, 2022
Secular holiday : Commemorates the adoption of the Constitution in 1948. The date was also a holiday prior to World War II, having been the birthday of Emperor Meiji. On this date, the Emperor awards the Order of Culture. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]
Rally Championship
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Thursday November 10, 2022
Sports events : Https://www.wrc.com/ 2022 edition confirmed
Seven-Five-Three
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Tuesday November 15, 2022
Culture : Shichigosan - a festival for children
Labour Thanksgiving Day (Kinro Kansha no hi)
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Wednesday November 23, 2022
Secular holiday : Gratitude to the gods for the harvest. The emperor sends messengers to the temple of Jingu with the first harvest.
Black Friday
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Friday November 25, 2022
Special Events : Day of sales and bargains
November Grand Sumo Tournament
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Sunday November 27, 2022
Sports events : Ends 2 weeks of tournament in the Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Fukuoka Marathon
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Sunday December 4, 2022
Sports events : Http://www.fukuoka-marathon.com/en/ 2022 edition confirmed
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 23, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
cards/flowers : Not a bank holiday, but increasingly popular.
Civil Servants holiday
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Thursday December 29, 2022
Secular holiday :
Banks are closed
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Friday December 30, 2022
Banks only :