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March in Japan begins with Setsubun, the time to drive out the winter drudgery and invite in a fresh Spring, and ends with tending to the graves of the ancestors and drinking with friends under cherry tree blossoms.

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March in Japan Calendar of Holidays, Festivals, and Events

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Map of Events and Festivals During March in Japan

Timeline of Holidays, Events, and Festivals in Japan

03 March 2021
Exoteric Japan, Japanese Culture, Japanese Cultural Calendar, March in Japan, Hina Matsuri dolls of Heian era court nobles.

Hinamatsuri 雛祭り ひなまつり

Hinamatsuri is held on March 3rd every. It is a special day for praying for the good health and growth of girls and displaying ornate doll arrangements. ...

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12 March 2021
13 March 2021
Fire and sparks rain down from the temple roof area.

Shuni-e / Omizutori at Todaiji (Nara prefecture) 二月堂 お水取り にがつどう おみずとり 

Omizutori at Todaiji temple in Nara city is one of the Shuni-e festivals in which the falling sparks of pine torches give good luck! ...

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13 March 2021
Fire and sparks rain down from the temple roof area.

Shuni-e / Omizutori at Todaiji (Nara prefecture) 二月堂 お水取り にがつどう おみずとり 

Omizutori at Todaiji temple in Nara city is one of the Shuni-e festivals in which the falling sparks of pine torches give good luck! ...

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14 March 2021
People in very colorful Japanese dress are standing in front of the great Kashima shrine with long poles.

Kashima Saito Festival 鹿島祭頭祭 かしまさいとうさい

During the Kashima Sato Festival, on March 14th, people dressed up as samurai in very colorful dress wave 180 cm rods as they dance around the shrine area of Kashima city. ...

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Kashima Jingu, 2306-1 Kyuchu, Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan
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14 March 2021
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White Day ホワイト デー

White day on March 14th is a time for men to answer their gifts of chocolates on Valentine’s Day with something white... like cookies and candies, but other white related gifts are OK, too. Remember the gift should be triple in value! ...

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18 March 2021
24 March 2021
A Japanese girl preying at the gravesite of her ancestors.

Spring Higan-e 春のお彼岸 はるのおひがん

The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ...

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19 March 2021
24 March 2021
A Japanese girl preying at the gravesite of her ancestors.

Spring Higan-e 春のお彼岸 はるのおひがん

The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ...

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20 March 2021
24 March 2021
A Japanese girl preying at the gravesite of her ancestors.

Spring Higan-e 春のお彼岸 はるのおひがん

The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ...

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21 March 2021
24 March 2021
A Japanese girl preying at the gravesite of her ancestors.

Spring Higan-e 春のお彼岸 はるのおひがん

The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ...

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22 March 2021
24 March 2021
A Japanese girl preying at the gravesite of her ancestors.

Spring Higan-e 春のお彼岸 はるのおひがん

The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ...

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23 March 2021
24 March 2021
A Japanese girl preying at the gravesite of her ancestors.

Spring Higan-e 春のお彼岸 はるのおひがん

The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ...

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Japan
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24 March 2021
A Japanese girl preying at the gravesite of her ancestors.

Spring Higan-e 春のお彼岸 はるのおひがん

The Spring Equinoctial Week, Higan-e, beginning March 18th, is the 7 day period when people traditionally go back to take care of the graves of their ancestors. ...

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I have lived and worked with my family in Japan since 2005. For many years I have been interested in the very practical and creative side of Japanese culture. In my free time I travel around, enjoy hiking in the countryside and cities, and just generally seeing and doing new things. This blog is primarily a way for me to focus my energies and record and teach others about what I have learned by experience constructively. I am interested in urban development, and sustainable micro-economics, especially home-economics, and practical things everyday families can do to survive and thrive through these changing times.


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