2007-01-14 02:34:32 · 6 answers · asked by sl2001 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
♡National holidays? Celebrated holidays?
According to this site, 24.
Here are just a few- for the full list, check the site:
*January 1 (national holiday)
New Year (Shogatsu)
*Second Monday of January (national holiday)
Coming of Age (Seijin no hi)
*February 3
Beginning of spring (Setsubun)
*February 11 (national holiday)
National Foundation Day (Kenkoku kinenbi)
*February 14
Valentine's Day
*March 3
Doll's Festival (Hina matsuri)
*March 14
White Day
*March 21 (national holiday)
Spring Equinox Day (Shunbun no hi)
*April 29 (national holiday)
Showa Day (Showa no hi)
*May 3 (national holiday)
Constitution Day (Kenpo kinenbi)...
Take a look here for a complete list of these Japanese holidays and some info on them:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2062.html
Some are national holidays and some are just celebrated holidays.
～If it's personal holidays, it varies from person to person.
Hope this helps!♡
☆☆EDIT: Please note-READ CAREFULLY
it says "The SECOND MONDAY in January" which IS January 8th this year. (*^o^*)
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/Cyn_010/SecondMonday.jpg?t=1168872976
This year Golden week may be celebrated starting April 29th ～ May 5th, depending on the person. April 29th is STILL 'Showa no hi'. (^_-)-☆
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2282.html
BTW, I live in Japan.
2007-01-14 09:54:25 · answer #1 · answered by C 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Holidays in Japan is not exactly observe as holidays since some companies even if its a red calendar, they have to work. Mostly, during golden week and the Bon Festival, & New Year, itll take days off from work though its not written as red calendar. Companies differ their choice of off work.
***By the way, the link that "CYN" printed doesnt match the yearly observe holidays in Japan.
1. As she mentioned that January 2 is (Seijin no Hi), sorry to say, that this year 2007, they celebrated it last January 8 and not Jan 2.
2. April 29 could be the "Showa no Hi" as May 3 is the "Kenpo Kinen Bi"; but from April 28~May 6 is the golden week already.
Thus, holidays/national holidays are not much observe. They still work esp if it falls on a busy month. As the saying goes that "Japanese are workaholic".
2007-01-15 08:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A lot, I thought that studying in Japan would be very hard work but there isn`t a month without a day or two and even more time off. Saturday and Sunady are also time off as in the rest of the world
2007-01-18 03:31:15 · answer #3 · answered by ioana 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like shax x said, a holiday -- even a moderately important one -- doesn't necessarily mean time off.
Remember, this is the land of the six-day work (and school) week.
2007-01-15 12:18:43 · answer #4 · answered by Tudodkii 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know an exact number, but aren't they the one country with the most school days?
2007-01-14 10:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by captain slow 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think at least 30 dayes.
2007-01-14 10:45:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋