One of the Three Great Shinto Festivals in Tokyo anja Matsuri (三社祭, literally “Three Shrine Festival”), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It …
母の日 ははのひ Mother’s Day in Japan
Held the second Sunday of May every year, Mother’s Day in Japan is celebrated by children giving roses and red carnations to their mothers.
Golden Week | ゴールデン ウィーク
Golden Week is a series of public holiday all scrunched up together that results in a week of free time in the spring. Its a big time for travel in Japan!
Mibu Kyōgen 壬生狂言 みぶきょうげん
Mibu Kyōgen are pantomimed Buddhist prothelytizing plays that are performed every Golden Week at Kyoto’s Mibu Dera temple in late April and early May.
小満 しょうまん Shouman
Shouman is the 8th solar term of the 24 solar term ancient Chinese calendar. It lasts from May 21st until June 5th.
Kyoto Hollyhock Festival / Aoi Matsuri（Kyoto City) 葵祭 あおいまつり
Kyoto Hollyhock Festival Events here are two parts to Aoi Matsuri: the procession and the shrine rites. The procession is led by the Imperial Messenger. Following the imperial messenger are: …
立夏 りっか Rikka
Rikka is the 7th of 24 solar terms according to the ancient Chinese calendar. It lasts from May 6th to the 20th. Oai Festival in Tokyo occures then.
Children’s Day 子供の日 こどものひ
Children’s Day is a celebration of children with flying Carp Streamers, stories of adventure, and samurai helmets and dolls. Plus fun!
Boy’s Day 端午の節句 たんごのせっく or The Iris Festival あやめのひ
This day people with boy’s let fly Koi no Bori (Carp Streamers), put a dressed up a samurai doll or helmet on display, read stories like Momotoro and Kintaro, have parties, give presents to the boys, and/or have an iris bath (shobu-yu) and place an iris by their front door to ward off evil.
Greenery Day みどりの日 みどりのひ
Why Greenery Day? riginally Hirohito’s birthday of April 29th considered a holiday across Japan. Later, when his son became emperor Heisei, the name of the holiday was changed to Greenery …
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