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The Japan is one of the countries in the world to have the most festivals and bank holidays (15 bank holidays). They come for the majority from the rites from the two great Japanese beliefs which are the Shintoïsme and the Bouddhisme.

“… No hi ” means: “The day of…”
“… matsuri ” means: “The festival of…”

If one bank holiday fall a Sunday, the Monday according to is been unemployed.

January

1 {{er}}: Ganjitsu (元日) , the New Year's Day
6: Dezomeshiki, the parade of the New year (Tōkyō)
7: Usokae, Exchange of Bullfinches (Dazaifu)
7: Nanakusa (七草)
9 ~ 11: Toka Ebisu Festival (十日戎) (Ōsaka)
11: Kagami biraki (鏡開き)
2nd Monday of January: Seijin No Hi (成人の日) , the day of the accession in the majority
15: Koshōgatsu (小正月)
15: Sagichō (左義長)
15: Yamayaki, Festival of the fire of the grass (Nara)

February

At the beginning of February: Festival of the snow of Sapporo (Sapporo)
3 or 4: Setsubun (節分), Festival of the bean throw
3 or 4: Festival of the lanterns (Nara)
11: Kenkoku Kinen No Hi (建国記念の日) , the birthday of the foundation of the State
3rd Saturday: Saidai-ji Eyo matsuri, Festival of the naked man (Saidai-ji (Okayama))

March

1 {{er}} ~ 14: Omizu-tori, Festival of drawing up (Tōdai-ji, Nara)
3: Hina Matsuri, Festival of the headstocks
13: Kasuga Shrine Festival (Nara)
20 or 21: Shunbun No Hi , the day of the equinox of spring

April

8: Hana matsuri, Festival of the flowers
14 and 15: Takayama matsuri, Ravelled decorated tanks (Takayama, prefecture of Gifu)
14 and 15: Yayoi matsuri, Ravelled decorated tanks (Nikkō)
29: Shōwa No Hi , the birthday of the emperor Shōwa

May

3: Kempō Kinenbi , commemoration of the constitution
3 and 4: Hakata Dontaku matsuri (Fukuoka)
3 ~ 5: Hamamatsu matsuri, Festival of the Kite (Hamamatsu)
4: Midori No Hi , Festival of nature
5: Kodomo No Hi , the day of the children
15: Beginning of fishing with the cormorant (Gifu)
Saturday and previous Sunday the 15 of the odd years: Kanda matsuri (Tōkyō)
15: Aoi Matsuri, the festival bleué , Festival of the pink trémière (Kyōto)
17 and 18: Tosho-gu Great Festival (Nikko)
3rd weekend of May: Sanja matsuri (Tōkyō)
3rd Sunday of May: Mifune matsuri (Kyōto)

June

1 {{er}}: Koromogae, change of wardrobe.
10 and 16, one year out of two: Sanno matsuri (Tōkyō)
14: Festival of the plantation of rice (Ōsaka)
15: Chagu-chagu Umakko, Festival of the horse (Morioka)

July

1 {{er}} ~ 15: Yamagasa matsuri (Fukuoka)
7: Tanabata matsuri, Festival of the stars
13 ~ 16: O-Good, the All Souls' Day (in certain prefectures) the
14: Nachi No hi matsuri, Festival of fire (Nachi-Katsura)
Mid-July: Kangensai Music Festival (Miyajima)
17 ~ 24: Gion Matsuri (Kyōto)
3rd Monday of July: Umi No Hi , the day of the sea
24 and 25: Tenji matsuri (Ōsaka)
Last Saturday of July: Hanabi Taikai, Large fireworks (Tōkyō)

August

1 {{er}} ~ 7: Neputa matsuri, Ravelled decorated tanks (Hirosaki)
2 ~ 7: Nebuta matsuri, Ravelled decorated tanks (Aomori)
4 ~ 7: Kanto matsuri (Akita)
6 ~ 8: Sendai Tanabata (Sendai)
12 ~ 15: Awa-Odori (Tokushima)
13 ~ 16: O-Good, the All Souls' Day (in the majority of the prefectures) the
16: Daimonji Bonfire (Kyōto)

September

14 ~ 16: Hachiman-gu Festival, Ravelled tanks decorated (Kamakura)
3rd Monday with September: Keirō No Hi , the day of the elderly
22 or 23: Shūbun No Hi , the day of the equinox of autumn

October

1 {{er}}: Koromogae, change of wardrobe.
7 ~ 9: Kunchi matsuri (Nagasaki)
2nd Monday of October: Taiiku No Hi , Day of physical education
9 and 10: Takayama matsuri (Gifu)
14 and 15: Kenka matsuri (Himeiji)
14 ~ 19: Doburoku matsuri (Shirakawa-go)
15: End of fishing to the cormorant (Gifu)
Weekend of mid-October: Nagoya Festival, Festival of Nagoya (Nagoya)
17: Tosho-gu Fall Festival (Nikko)
22: Jidai matsuri, Festival of the ages (Kyōto)
22: Kuruma matsuri, Festival of fire (Kyōto)

November

2 ~ 4: Karatsu Kunchi (Kyushu)
3: Bunka No Hi , Day of the culture
3: Daimyo Gyoretsu, Festival of the feudal lord (Hakone)
15: Shichi-go-san, Festival of the children of Sept-Cinq-Trois years
Mid-November: Tori-No-ichi, Festival of the rakes (Tōkyō)
23: Kinrō Kansha No Hi , Labor Day

December

15 ~ 18: One matsuri (Nara)
17 ~ 19: Hagoita-Ichi, Festival of the rackets (Tōkyō)
23: national Festival of Japan
23: Tennō Tanjōbi , Birthday of the emperor
25: Japanese Christmas
31: Okera Mairi Ceremony (Kyōto)
31: Namahage (Oga)

Note:

bank holidays (been unemployed) are noted in fat.
the festivals for which the name of a city is not indicated are national festivals.
the names in italics are literal translations.

External bonds

Addresses and complete calendar of the festivals and Japanese festivals

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