Culture Day Date: November 3
Culture Day is a public holiday in Japan.
Culture Day in Japan is held on November 3, 2009. This holiday commemorates both the birth of Emperor Meiji and the day the first Japanese constitution was adopted in 1946.
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Japan takes the day off for Fall Equinox
Japan Fall Equinox Date: September 23
Japan celebrates Fall Equinox as a public holiday.
Autumnal Equinox Day is on September 23 or 24, it is a national holiday in Japan. This day not only signals the changing of seasons but also it is a day to go visit the graves of dead relatives.
Japan Ocean Day
Ocean Day: July 19
Ocean Day is a national holiday in Japan.
Japan’s fate has always been intrinsically linked to the ocean, so it’s little wonder that the people of Japan now celebrate a holiday related to it. Historically, Japan has employed millions of fishermen and at one time lead the world in output of ocean-related products. Even today, Japan remains one of the largest consumers of seafood products in the world. As an ode to its life source, Japan celebrates Ocean Day every year on the third Monday of July.
The holiday should not be confused with World Oceans Day, an observance created by a United Nations resolution at the end of 2008.
Japan Celebrates Children’s Day
Japan’s Children’s Day: May 5
Japan’s Children’s Day is a public holiday in Japan.
Children’s Day (Kodomo no hi) is an annual celebration in Japan celebrated on the 5th of May. It used to be known as Boys’ Day. Children’s Day is part of the celebration in Japan’s Golden Week (Ōgata renkyū) which includes Emperor’s Birthday, Shōwa Day, Greenery Day celebrated on April 29, Constitution Memorial Day on May 3, and Greenery Day on May 4.
Japan designates May 5 as a day to remind the society’s role in respecting the rights of children and to promote their general welfare or, quite simply, their enjoyment.
Japan Celebrates Constitution Memorial Day
Japan’s Constitution Memorial Day: May 3
Constitution Memorial Day is a public holiday in Japan.
Japan commemorates the coming into effect of its new 1947 constitution. Japan’s constitution reflects Japan’s total abolition of war and military armament. Japan’s Constitution Memorial Day is one of the four public holidays in the Golden Week which also includes Emperor’s Birthday, Greenery Day, and Shōwa Day on April 29, Greenery Day on May 3, and Children’s Day on May 4.
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