events and holidays
National Foundation Day in Feb. 11th
02/11/2018
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!
02/03/2018
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 […]