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Events & Festivals of Japan

Traditional Festivals

Japan has countless traditional festivals and holidays. Then when you add the local festivals that number just grows and grows. Here is a list of the few major national traditional festivals.

Japanese New Year (January 1)

Is the most important holiday in Japan. Although there are lots of customs and traditions most of them are done in the private. This is mainly a family holiday and Japan can feel very empty as almost everyone goes home. Travelling in Japan in during this time is difficult because everything is shut down.

Seijin No Hi (2nd Monday of January)

Is the coming of age holiday for Japanese women which 20. Traditionally families will buy any young woman how turned 20 in the last year a kimono. On this day almost all Japanese women will ear a kimono.

Hin Festival (March 3)

Also known as doll festival the Hin Matsuri festival is meant for young women. In early feburary families with daughters put dolls in order to make the women happy and healthy later in life. On Girls Day, on March 3, the dolls are put away until next year.

Cherry Blossoms

Although not on a official day the coming of the cherry blossoms is of great joy to most Japanese. Right before the cherry blossoms reach their brights big business bosses will send low level employees to sit in the park all day and night in order to save the best spot for the weekend for the boss to enjoy.

Shichi Go San Festival (Novermber 5)

Boys who are 3 and 5, and girls 3 and 7 are taken to a shinto shrine in traditional Japanese dress. The children are brought there to pray for good luck, good health and wealth.