The Double Ninth Festival in Japan on September Ninth is a time to pray for your own good health and partake in anything you can infuse with chrysanthemums!
Fall Equinox Day 秋のお彼岸 あきのおひがん
Fall Equinox Day falls either on September 22nd or 23rd. It is a time specifically to maintain the ancestors’ graves, but also or local festivals at temples.
Tsukimi or JyuGoYa aka Moon-Viewing or The Fifteenth Night 十五夜 じゅうごや aka 月見 つきみ
Moon viewing in autumn in Japan is an ancient tradition that can be enjoyed by everyone. Make offerings to the moon or just enjoy sipping hot Sake on Oct 1st, 2020. Just remember it is the Harvest Moon and you should be fine every year there after.
Disaster Prevention Day 防災の日 ぼうさいのひ
Disaster Prevention Day on September 1st every year In Japan is a time for getting people at large to be proactive about preparing for natural disasters.
Owara Kaze no Bon aka “Owara Bon Dance of the Wind” おわら風の盆 おわらかぜのぼん （富山 とよま）
The Owara Kaze no Bon is a rather unique, fun, and overcrowded event. Originally the dance was a form of sacrifice, but today dancers look for new partners.
The 210th Day 二百十日 にひゃくとうか
The 210th Day usually falls on September 1st and is an inauspicious day for Japanese formers and fishermen because of typhoons.
Yoshida Fire Festival In Yamanashi Prefecture 吉田の火祭り よしだのひまつり (山梨 やまなし）
The Yoshida Fire Festival In Yamanashi Prefecture certainly puts the “Fire” in Fire Festival on August 26th and 27th of every year.
Shosho 処暑 しょしょ
Shosho is the 14th solar term of the 24 term ancient Chinese calendar it starts on August 23rd and lasts until September 7th.
Jizō Bon 地蔵盆 じぞうぼん
Jizō Bon is primarily a child based festival that is centered on Kyoto. It signifies the end of summer vacation and the coming of autumn. It really isn’t a touristy thing, but if you are in Kyoto at this time, by all means buy some flowers, have some sweets, take some photos, and just take it all in and have fun.
Kyoto Gozan Okuribi or Daimonji Festival 五山送り火 ござんおくりび（京都 きょうと）
Kyoto Gozan Okuribi, or Daimonji Festival is on August 16th every year, large bonfires are lit in patterns that cover five mountainsides to give the effect of kanjis the size of a mountain are written in fire floating in the night sky.
