Coming of Age Day in Japan is a holiday where people who became 20 years old the previous year have a ceremony at the city office and parties.
大寒 だいかん Daikan
The 24th of 24 solar terms of the ancient Chinese calendar. It begins on the 20th of January and ends the 4th of February. After this is begins Chinese New …
Nozawa Fire Festival, Dōsojin Fire Festival in Nagano Prefecture
The Nozawa Fire Festival is considered one of three great fire festivals in Japan. It is a three day event where a shrine is built and then burnt down!
Little New Year or Women’s New Year 小正月 こしょうがつ
The 15th of January is another New Year holiday known as Little New Year or Women’s New Year. Little New Year has many customs that vary widely across Japan and is roughly equivalent to the a Lantern Festival in China.
Kagami Biraki 鏡開き かがみびらき
Kagami Biraki is sometimes translated as “opening of the mirror” but these days “breaking of the mochi” is probably much more appropriate. The ceremonial mochi and barrels of sake offered to the gods at New Year are broken on January 11th. The housewarming kind of Kagami Biraki with a barrel of sake seems to be done just about anytime.
Toka Ebisu or Ebisu‘s Festival Day 十日戎 とおかえびす
Ebisu is a fishing god in western Japan and a fishing and agricultural god in eastern Japan. Ebisu Toka also is sometimes on January 20th, or in October.
First Day Ceremony for Japanese Firefighters : Dezomeshiki 出初め式
The First Day Ceremony for Japanese Firefighters is held January 6th of every year and welcomes Japanese firefighters back onto the job.
First Dream of the Year : Hatsuyume 初夢 はつゆめ
What Dreams May Come… For Hatsuyume! ]The first dream of the year is considered to be very auspicious of your luck for the rest of the year to come.
Japanese New Year 元日 がにじつ
The Japanese New Year is a public holiday on January 1st. Throughout Japan people go to shrines and temples to have first of the year prayers.
Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri 春日若宮おん祭 かすがわかみやおんまつり
The Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri from December 15th to 18th was originally created to pray away an epidemic. Later it became about getting a good harvest.
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