Japan New Year Holiday Period

In 2020 there will be a couple of changes to japan s public holidays.

Japan new year holiday period. The japanese school year in japan begins in april. New year 正月 shōgatsu is the most important holiday in japan. Since 1873 the official japanese new year has been celebrated according to the gregorian calendar on january 1 of each year new year s day 元日 ganjitsu.

January 2 bank holiday. January 3 bank holiday. With celebrations extending until january 3rd new year in japan is largely a quiet solemn family affair.

Although not prescribed by. School holidays in japan consist of public holidays with both national and cultural holidays such as new year national foundation day and christmas however japan also has unique holidays which aren t celebrated elsewhere in the world. Years are traditionally viewed as completely separate with each new year providing a fresh start.

As said before make seat reservations 3 4 days in advance for any day within this period to be secure of seating. The next term starts around july 20 and the final term begins in early january and ends in march. February 23 will be a new holiday celebrating new emperor naruhito s birthday and sports day will be extraordinarily moved from its current slot in october to july 24 to coincide with the start of the summer games in tokyo 2020.

The kadomatsu is a traditional decoration for the new year holiday. New year s day 元日 ganjitsu january 1 this national holiday was established in 1948 as a day to celebrate the new year. 11 so people can be flexible in planning their holidays.

Most businesses shut down from january 1 to january 3 and families typically gather to spend the days together. The traditional winter holiday for the japanese is oshogatsu literally first month or new year. New year period 28th of december 2nd of jan.