Marine Day, also known as Ocean Day, Sea Day or 'Umi no hi' became a nationally recognized holiday in Japan in 1996 and is celebrated on the third Monday in July. Before 1996, it was known as Marine Memorial Day but not a public holiday, which was established in 1941 to mark the anniversary of [...]
This year's “Golden Week” in Japan is exceptionally long with 10 consecutive holidays from April 29 till May 6. The regular holidays of "Golden Week" are on April 29 ("Showa Day") followed by the “Constitution Day” on May 3, the “Greenery Day” on May 4 and finally the “Children’s Day” on May 5 (that is observed on May [...]
O-Bon festival is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. It has evolved over centuries into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves, and when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. It is one of Japan's most important travel [...]
The Golden Week in Japan will start on April 29th with the first public holiday called “Showa Day” and lasts until May 5th when the “Children Day” will be the last consecutive holiday. The office of San-Ten Consulting will be closed in that time. We are back for you from May 6th.
