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PRINCIPAIS DATAS E EVENTOS DO JAPÃO
MAIN JAPAN EVENTS & DATES

DATAS | DATES

+ Feriados | + Holidays

Janeiro
1: Dia de Ano Novo (Gantan) - O mais importante feriado nacional do Japão.
Segunda segunda-feira do mês: Chegada da idade adulta (Seijin-no-hi) - Pessoas com 20 anos celebram a chegada da vida adulta.

Fevereiro
11: Dia da Fundação Nacional (Kenkoku Kinenbi)
14: Dia dos Namorados - É típico neste dia, as mulheres japonesas darem chocolates para os homens

Março (*O ano escolar termina em Março.)
21: Dia do Equinócio da Primavera (Shunbun-no-hi)

Abril (*Início do ano escolar.)
29: Dia do Verde (Midori-no-hi) - Era o dia do aniversário do Imperador anterior (Showa)

Maio
3: Dia da Constituição (Kenpo Kinenbi)
4: Feriado da Cidadania (Kokumin-no-kyujitsu)
5: Dia das Crianças (Kodomono-hi) - Festival dos meninos.

Junho
Não há feriados em Junho.
Estação chuvosa.
Época dos casamentos.

Julho
7: Festival das Estrelas (Tanabata)
20: Dia do Oceano (Umi-no-hi)

Agosto
13-16: Festival Bon - Uma importante tradição em honra aos ancestrais. A maioria dos japoneses prefere tirar férias de verão nesta época.

Setembro
15: Dia de respeito pelos idosos (Keirou-no-hi)
23: Dia do Equinócio do Outono (Shubun-no-hi)

Outubro
Segunda segunda-feira do mês: Dia dos Esportes(Taiiku-no-hi)

Novembro
3: Dia da Cultura (Bunka-no-hi)
15: Shichi-go-san - Neste dia as pessoas vão aos templos para desejarem crescimento saudável para meninas de sete anos, meninos de 5 anos e meninas de 3 anos (7, 5, 3).
23: Dia de agradecimento ao Trabalho (Kinro-kansha-no-hi)

Dezembro
23: Aniversário do Imperador (Tennou-tanjoubi).
25: Natal.
31: Véspera de Ano Novo (Oomisoka)

EVENTOS | EVENTS

+ Principais Eventos | + Main Events

Janeiro

Osaka, Tooka Ebisu, January 10
Naniwa is a famous merchant district in Osaka city. The New Year of Naniwa begins by this festival. Lucky girls sell bamboo leaves with the hope of good business. Geisha girls on the palanquins parade on the street.

Fevereiro

Sappro, Snow Festival, February 5-11

The are 170 snow statures along the main street. This is the biggest snow festival in Japan. The tallest snow statures is as tall as 15m. At night, lighting creates very romantic atmosphere.

Março

Tokyo, Hina Matsuri, March 3
March 3 is a girl's day. People pray for good health and growth of girls. Various area in Japan cerebrate this day. In this temple, girls disguise Hina-dolls and sing songs.

Abril

Nagano, Onbashira, April to May
This festival is brave festival held every 6 years, Tiger and monkey's year according to Chinese zoo calendar. Big trees are cut from the mountains to build as the pillars around four corners of Suwa Shrine. The spectacle scene is people ride on the big trees slide dawn from the mountains.

Maio

Tokyo, Sanja Festival, 4 days in mid-May

Sanja festival is the representative festival of downtown Tokyo. The festivals has been held more than 200 years. There are three portable shrines started parade from Sensou Shrine and then 80 portable shrines follow to parade 44 districts of Asakusa area.

Junho

Hirosha, Rice Planting Festival, June 1st Sunday

In Japan, June is the season to plant rice. There are many rice planting festivals are held in Japan. In Mibu town, Saotome girls sing songs to plant rice with the hope of good rice harvest in Autumn.

Julho

Kyoto, Gion Festival, July 17

One of the three biggest festivals in Japan. The festival has been continued more that 1100 years. The origin of this festival was to drive away evil spirits of disease. July 17 is the climax. Dozen of gorgeous floats parade Kyoto city. The old houses in Kyoto show their heritage treasure of folding golden screens to the people.

Agosto

Aomori, Nebuta, August 3-5

Nebuta is the summer festival. To drive away sleepiness during summer, the festival is held. Dancers shout "Rassera Rassera Rasse Rasse..." and giant lanterns, on which Samurais are drawn, parad through the town.

Setembro

Toyama, Kaze no Bon, August 20 to September 3

The Owara folk song is the famous folk song of Toyama. Rhythm is very delicate and people dance with subtle hands waving. Town people ware cotton kimono and dance through the town. The music of Chinese fiddles are very beautiful.
 

Outubro

Hyogo, Nada Fighting Festival, Ocotber 14

This festival is know as hitting portable shrines hardly each other. A Danjiri float appears with the drum sounds and then three portable shrines come into the shrine hitting each other. More hitting each other, the God will be delighted and bring the prosperity to the town.

Novembro

Saga, Karatsu Kunchi, November 2-4

Nagasaki Okunichi Festival is held in October. November is the month of Karatsu Kunchi. Elaborated art craft of giant lacquered gold lions, killer whales, sea breams, war helmets parade the town. It has been continued more than 300 years.

Dezembro

Saitama, Chichibu Night Festival, December 2-3

In the lively Chichibu folk music, Kabuki plays are performed on the gorgeous displayed floats. At the evening, four floats are lighted up. 18000 shots of fireworks sparkle in the sky. The largest diameter of a firework is 310m.