events and holidays
"Hina-matsuri" Doll Festival on March 3rd.
March 3rd is cerebrated as Girl’s Festival called “Hina-matsuri” in Japan. Although it is not designated as a national holiday, it is commonly cerebrated for the family with girls.Hina-maturi is translated to “Dolls Festival”, because families with girls display Hina-ningyo, or Hina-dolls, at their homes to pray for girls’ healthy growth and happiness. Hina-dolls are […]
Valentine’s Day in Japan
How it goes with Valentine’s Day in Japan ? Saint Valentine's Day on Feb. 14th is cerebrated around the world. Each country has its own custom how to cerebrate this day. How it goes in Japan? The day for women give Chocolates to men. Rather than couples exchanging cards or gifts each other, only women give […]
National Foundation Day in Feb. 11th
February 11th is cerebrated as National Foundation Day. It is a National Holiday in Japan. Based on Nihon-shoki (the oldest chronicles of Japan), the first Emperor of Japan, Jinmu（神武）, ascended to the throne on this day. In Japanese, 神（Jin）means God and 武（Mu）means martial arts. It is said that the present Imperial family are the […]
Setsubun festival in Feb 3rd. Eat Eho-maki!
Setsubun Festival "Demons out! Happiness in!" February 3rd is “Setsubun” festival in Japan. (The date is different on each year, but mostly around Feb.3rd) It’s kind of a funny holiday in Japan. “Setusbun” literally means “splitting the seasons”. It is the day before the first day of spring, so Setsubun splits between winter and spring. Although […]