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2026-01-01 — New Year's Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-01-05 — Small Cold : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Shōkan.
2026-01-07 — Nanakusa (7 herbs) : Eat seven-herb rice porridge (七草粥) to rest the stomach after New Year feasting.
2026-01-12 — Coming of Age Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-01-20 — Great Cold : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Daikan.
2026-02-03 — Setsubun (bean-throwing) : Throw roasted beans shouting “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!” to drive out bad luck. Shrines hold public bean-throwings — great with kids.
2026-02-04 — Start of Spring : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Risshun.
2026-02-04 — Sapporo Snow Festival : Giant snow & ice sculptures line Odori Park. One of Japan’s most famous winter events.
2026-02-11 — National Foundation Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-02-19 — Rainwater : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Usui.
2026-02-23 — Emperor's Birthday : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-03-03 — Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) : Girls’ Day: families display hina dolls and wish for daughters’ happiness.
2026-03-06 — Awakening of Insects : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Keichitsu.
2026-03-17 — Spring Higan : A week around the equinox to honour ancestors and visit family graves.
2026-03-20 — Spring Equinox : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Shunbun.
2026-03-25 — Hanami (cherry blossoms) : Cherry-blossom viewing. Lay a tarp under the sakura, bring food/drinks. Peak dates shift by region and year — Tokyo usually late March to early April.
2026-04-05 — Pure & Clear : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Seimei.
2026-04-14 — Takayama Spring Festival : Ornate festival floats (yatai) parade through the old town. One of Japan’s three most beautiful festivals.
2026-04-20 — Grain Rain : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Kokuu.
2026-04-29 — Shōwa Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-05-01 — Hachijū-hachiya (88th night) : 88 nights after Risshun — the traditional start of the tea-picking season.
2026-05-03 — Constitution Memorial Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-05-04 — Greenery Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-05-05 — Children’s Day / Tango no Sekku : Boys’ festival & national holiday: carp streamers (koinobori), samurai helmets, kashiwa-mochi.
2026-05-06 — Start of Summer : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Rikka.
2026-05-09 — Kanda Matsuri : One of Tokyo’s three great festivals — portable shrines (mikoshi) parade through central Tokyo (held in odd years).
2026-05-15 — Sanja Matsuri : Asakusa’s wild, crowded mikoshi festival — one of Tokyo’s biggest and most energetic.
2026-05-21 — Grain Full : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Shōman.
2026-06-06 — Grain in Ear : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Bōshu.
2026-06-11 — Nyūbai (rainy season starts) : Traditional marker for the start of tsuyu, the rainy season.
2026-06-21 — Summer Solstice : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Geshi.
2026-07-02 — Hangeshō : A zassetsu marking ~11 days after the summer solstice; farmers finished rice-planting by now.
2026-07-07 — Small Heat : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Shōsho.
2026-07-07 — Tanabata (Star Festival) : Write a wish on a colourful strip (tanzaku) and tie it to bamboo. Big Tanabata festivals in Sendai (Aug) and Hiratsuka.
2026-07-17 — Gion Matsuri : Kyoto’s month-long July festival; the huge Yamaboko float processions are on July 17 and 24. UNESCO-listed, iconic.
2026-07-20 — Marine Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-07-23 — Great Heat : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Taisho.
2026-07-24 — Tenjin Matsuri : Osaka’s great river festival — boat procession and fireworks over the Ōkawa river.
2026-07-25 — Sumidagawa Fireworks : Tokyo’s most famous fireworks (~20,000 shells). Arrive hours early or watch from a quieter bridge upstream. Yukata welcome.
2026-08-02 — Aomori Nebuta Matsuri : Enormous illuminated warrior floats parade at night with dancers (haneto) — anyone in costume can join the dancing.
2026-08-07 — Start of Autumn : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Risshū.
2026-08-11 — Mountain Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-08-12 — Awa Odori : Japan’s largest dance festival — thousands of dancers fill the streets. “The dancing fool and the watching fool are equally foolish — so dance!”
2026-08-13 — Obon : Festival of ancestral spirits. Many return to hometowns (trains/roads packed — book early). Evening bon-odori dances on public squares are open to everyone — just join the circle.
2026-08-23 — Heat Recedes : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Shosho.
2026-08-29 — Kōenji Awa Odori : Tokyo’s huge Awa-Odori street dance — an easy way to see the Tokushima dance without leaving the city.
2026-09-01 — Nihyaku-tōka (210th day) : 210 days after Risshun — traditionally a day to watch for typhoons.
2026-09-08 — White Dew : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Hakuro.
2026-09-19 — Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri : Teams race massive wooden danjiri carts through the streets at full speed — thrilling and famously dangerous.
2026-09-20 — Autumn Higan : A week around the autumn equinox to honour ancestors.
2026-09-21 — Respect for the Aged Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-09-23 — Autumn Equinox : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Shūbun.
2026-09-25 — Tsukimi (moon viewing) : Admire the harvest moon with dango dumplings and susuki grass. Date follows the lunar calendar.
2026-10-08 — Cold Dew : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Kanro.
2026-10-09 — Takayama Autumn Festival : The autumn half of Takayama’s famous float festival, with the old town in fall colours.
2026-10-12 — Sports Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-10-22 — Jidai Matsuri : A grand costume procession through Kyoto tracing 1,000+ years of history.
2026-10-23 — Frost Falls : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Sōkō.
2026-11-03 — Culture Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-11-07 — Start of Winter : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Rittō.
2026-11-15 — Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) : Children aged 3, 5 and 7 visit shrines in traditional dress to celebrate growth. Beautiful photo season.
2026-11-15 — Tori-no-Ichi (rake fairs) : November open-air fairs selling decorated bamboo rakes (kumade) for luck & business fortune.
2026-11-22 — Small Snow : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Shōsetsu.
2026-11-23 — Labor Thanksgiving Day : National public holiday (国民の祝日) — banks, city hall and most offices are closed.
2026-12-02 — Chichibu Night Festival : One of Japan’s three great float festivals — lantern-lit floats and winter fireworks on Dec 3. UNESCO-listed.
2026-12-07 — Great Snow : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Taisetsu.
2026-12-22 — Winter Solstice : One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気). Tōji.
2026-12-31 — Ōmisoka (New Year’s Eve) : Eat toshikoshi soba, hear temple bells ring 108 times (joya-no-kane), then the first shrine visit (hatsumōde) at midnight.