Japan has 16 national holidays in a year. Learn about Japan's public holidays in 2025-2026 and their significance. Our guide includes tips on how to avoid crowded places during consecutive national holidays and information on days with free entry to muse
If you’re considering a trip to Japan during one of the country’s peak travel seasons, be aware that things can get crowded. After swaths of springtimesakurabloom across the country, domestic travel spikes during holidays like Golden Week and Obon, while New Year’s travel means wide-rangin...
Celebrations include visiting the ancestral home, tending family graves, and prayer services. Publicly, communal dancing (bonodori) takes place during the three evenings of the festival. September 15, Respect the Aged Day: Honors Japan's elderly. September 23, The Autumnal Equinox: Similar to ...
6 • MAJOR HOLIDAYS Tatars typically observe some of the Sovietera holidays and also Muslim holidays which, to a large degree, are the same as those elsewhere in the Muslim world. The Soviet celebrations include New Year's Day (January 1), International Women's Day (March 8), Labor ...
Christmas in Wartime tells us how even during times of conflict, people still find ways to celebrate the holidays
6 • MAJOR HOLIDAYS While having a reputation for maintaining a reserved demeanor in public, Finns are very fond of celebrations, many of which involve heavy drinking. Itsenäisyyspäivä (it-sen-AY-see-SPY-veh), Independence Day, is celebrated on December 6, with torchlit parades ...