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Events/Holidays
02/25/01 - Hinamatsuri (Doll's Festival)
Hinamatsuri (Doll's Festival) is held on March 3rd. This is a day to pray for young girl's growth and happiness. Find out more.12/31/00 - New Year's Holidays
Shogatsu (New Year's holidays) is a time when everybody takes a few days off to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Find out more.05/06/00 - Golden Week
Learn about the succession of holidays that make up Golden Week in Japan.12/30/99 - Shogatsu
Learn about New Year's celebrations in Japan.11/20/99 - Shichi-Go-San
A ritual for children from the Edo period.05/14/99 - Tanabata
This festival finds its roots in a Chinese legend about the love between the weaver and the herdsman.04/28/99 - Greenery day
This was the birthday of the Showa Emperor Hirohito who died in 1989.03/19/99 - Cherry Blossom Festival
A celebration of the beauty and transiency of life.03/02/99 - Taue - Rice planting
Seedlings are transplanted from the nursery to the rice paddies at the beginning of the rainy season.01/25/99 - Hinamatsuri
The Doll's Festival, Momo-no-Sekku (Hinamatsuri), takes place on March 3rd.04/01/98 - Kodomo-no-hi - Children's Day
Get out your carp kites. Celebrate this day of children to insure their strength and good fortune.02/03/98 - Setsubun
Don't forget to eat your beans! To insure one's good health one must eat a number of soy beans equal to one's own age during this festival.11/19/97 - Labor Thanksgiving Day
A celebration for the people to honor labor, celebrate manufacturing and give thanks to one another.05/09/97 - Cha-tsumi - Tea Picking
Find out more about Japan's favorite beverage.
