List of Japanese anniversaries and memorial days
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This is a list of Japanese anniversaries and memorial days or kinenbi (記念日). Many dates have been selected because of a special relationship with the anniversary, but some are the product of Japanese wordplay (語呂合わせ, goroawase).
These are listed by month in date order. Those excluded from the list are as follows:
- Public holidays in Japan such as New Year's Day, National Foundation Day, etc.
- Traditional festivals such as Tanabata and Setsubun
- Personal anniversaries (such as birthdays and wedding anniversaries)
- Anniversaries and memorial days that are only held in a certain locality
- Anniversaries created by companies or organizations to promote a product or event that were not continued or effectively were not commemorated.
Japanese anniversaries and memorial days
January
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February
- February 14: Valentine's Day
March
- March 14: White Day
April
- April 18: Invention Day — Japan Patent Office[1]
- April 20: Postal Day — Japan Post Holdings
- April 23: Children's reading Day (子ども読書の日, Kodomo Dokusho no Hi)[2]
May
- May 9 - Goku (孫悟空) Day - established by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2015.[3][4]
- May 27 - Dragon Quest Day - established by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2018 for its impact on Japanese culture.[5][6]
June
- June 5: Environment Day (環境の日, Kankyo no Hi)[7]
- June 10: Anniversary of Time (時の記念日, Toki no Kinenbi)
- June 23: Okinawa Memorial Day (慰霊の日, Irei no Hi, lit. "the day to console the dead") — Okinawa Prefecture
July
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August
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September
- September 13: Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳) Day - established by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2018.[8][9][10]
October
- October 1: International Music Day (国際音楽の日, Kokusai Ongaku no Hi)[11]
November
- November 1: Classics Day (古典の日, Koten no Hi)[12] — established on November 1, 2008, which was the 1000th anniversary of The Tale of Genji.[13]
December
- December 1: Motion Picture Day — Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan
References
- ^ Invention Day
- ^ 子どもの読書活動の推進に関する法律 [Act on Promotion of Children's Reading] (154, 10) (in Japanese). 2001.
- ^ https://www.kinenbi.gr.jp/yurai.php?TYPE=ofi&MD=3&NM=1349
- ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-05-09/may-9-officially-recognized-as-goku-day/.87998
- ^ https://www.kinenbi.gr.jp/yurai.php?TYPE=ofi&MD=3&NM=2041
- ^ https://nintendosoup.com/japan-recognises-dragon-quest-day/
- ^ 環境基本法 [Basic Environment Law] (91, 10). 1993.
- ^ https://www.kinenbi.gr.jp/yurai.php?TYPE=ofi&MD=3&NM=2117
- ^ https://hokuto-revive.sega.com/en/info/detail/002407AOLnJP.html
- ^ http://www.hokuto-no-ken.jp/1601
- ^ 音楽文化の振興のための学習環境の整備等に関する法律 [Act on Improvement of Learning Environment with a View to Enhance Music Culture] (107, 7) (in Japanese). 1994.
- ^ 古典の日に関する法律 [Act on Classics Day] (81, 3) (in Japanese). 2012.
- ^ "'Japanese Classics Day' Lecture". National Institute of Japanese Literature. Retrieved 6 July 2018.