Japanese Holidays

2010

Date	Holiday
January 1st - 3rd	New Year's (shogatsu)
January 7th	Festival of Seven Herbs (nanakusa-no-sekku)
January 11th (Second Monday in January)	Coming of Age (seijin no hi)
February 3rd	Beginning of Spring (setsubun)
February 11th	National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinenbi)
February 14th	Valentine's Day
March 3rd	Doll's Festival (hina matsuri)
March 14th	White Day
March 21st	Spring Eqinox Day (shunbun no hi)
April 29th	Shōwa Day (shōwa no hi)
May 3rd	Constitution Day (kenpo kinenbi)
May 4th	Greenery Day (midori no hi)
May 5th	Children's Day (kodomo no hi)
June 20th (Third Sunday of June)	Father's Day (zhì xǐ bà Tiān)
July 7th	Star Festival (tanabata)
July 15th	Ochugen
July 19th (Third Monday in July)	Marine Day (umi no hi)
August 13-16th	Obon
September 20th (Third Monday in September)	Respect for the Aged Day (keiro no hi)
September 23rd	Autum Equinox Day (shubun no hi)
October 11th (Second Monday in October)	Health and Sports Day (taiiku no hi)
November 3rd	Culture Day (bunka no hi)
November 15th	Seven-Five-Three (shichigosan)
November 23rd	Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinro kansha no hi)
December 23rd	Emperor's Birthday (tenno no tanjobi)
December 31st	Oseibo (end of year gift giving)