Japanese Holidays

[edit] 2008

Date	Holiday
January 1st - 3rd	New Year's (shogatsu)
January 14 (2nd Monday in January)	Coming of Age (seijin no hi)
February 3	Beginning of Spring (setsubun)
February 11	National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinenbi)
February 14	Valentine's Day
March 3	Doll's Festival (hina matsuri)
March 14	White Day
March 21	Spring Eqinox Day (shunbun no hi)
April 29	Greenery Day (midori no hi)
May 3	Constitution Day (kenpo kinenbi)
May 4	Between Day (kokumin no kyujitsu)t
May 5	Children's Day (kodomo no hi)
June 15 (Third Sunday of June)	Father's Day (zhì xǐ bà Tiān)
July 15	Ochugen
July 21 (3rd Monday in July)	Ocean Day (umi no hi)
August 7	Star Festival (tanabata)
August 13-15	Obon
September 15 (3rd Monday in September)	Respect for the Aged Day (keiro no hi)
September 23	Autum Equinox Day (shubun no hi)
October 13 (2nd Monday in October)	Health and Sports Day (taiiku no hi)
November 3	Culture Day (bunka no hi)
November 15	Seven-Five-Three (shichigosan)
November 23	Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinro kansha no hi)
December 23	Emperor's Birthday (tenno no tanjobi)
December 31	Oseibo (end of year gift giving)