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Holidays the rest of the country apparently has
Not meaning to emphasize my seemingly ひきこもり existence but it occurred to me that I really have little awareness of when public holidays here in Japan are... so here is a note to myself....
Public Holidays in Japan - 2006
January
01 Sunday Ganjitsu (New Year's Day)
03 Tuesday Bank Holiday
09 Monday Seijin-no-hi (Coming-of-Age Day)
February
11 Saturday Kenkoku Kinen-no-hi (National Founding Day)
March
21 Tuesday Shunbun-no-hi (Vernal Equinox Day)
April
29 Saturday Midori-no-hi (Greenery Day)
May
03 Wednesday Kenpo Kinenbi (Constitution Memorial Day)
04 Thursday Kokumin-no-kyujitsu (Holiday by law)
05 Friday Kodomo-no-hi (Children's Day)
July
17 Monday Umi-no-hi (Marine Day)
September
18 Monday Keiro-no-hi (Respect-for-the-Aged Day)
23 Saturday Shubun-no-hi (Autumnal Equinox Day)
October
09 Monday Taiiku-no-hi (Health-Sports Day)
November
03 Friday Bunka-no-hi (Culture Day)
23 Thursday Kinro Kansha-no-hi (Labor Thanksgiving Day)
December
23 Saturday Tenno Tanjobi (Emperor's Birthday)
25 Monday Christmas Day (?? this is not usually a holiday here....)