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Holidays Calendar
JAPANESE National Holidays in 2009
| January 1, Th | The 1st day of a New Year (ganjitsu) |
| January 12, Mo | Coming of Age (seijin no hi) |
| February 11, We | National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinenbi) |
| March 20, Fr | Spring Eqinox Day (shunbun no hi) |
| April 29, We | Showa Day (showa no hi) |
| May 3, Su | Constitution Day (kenpou kinenbi) |
| May 4, Mo | Greenery Day (midori no hi) |
| May 5, Tu | Children's Day (kodomo no hi) |
| July 20, Mo | Ocean Day (umi no hi) |
| September 21, Mo | Respect for the Aged Day (keirou no hi) |
| September 23, We | Autum Equinox Day (shubunn no hi) |
| October 12, Mo | Health and Sports Day (taiku no hi) |
| November 3, Tu | Culture Day (bunka no hi) |
| November 23, Mo | Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinrou kansha no hi) |
| December 23, We | Emperor's Birthday (tenno no tanjobi) |
If a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the Holiday will be observed on the following Monday.
In addition to the above, there are two holiday seasons in Japan include the famous "Golden Week" - a collection of four national holidays within seven days (29/Apr - 6/May) and the Obon Week - an annual Buddhist event for commemorating one's ancestors, also known as Lantern Festival Holidays (around 13/Aug - 19/Aug ).
While the Christian way of numbering years is commonly used in Japan today, a parallel numbering system for years according to the reigns of current emperors is also frequently applied (see year comparison above). The year 2004, for example, which happened to be the 16th year of reign of the emperor whose posthumous name is Heisei, was called "Heisei 16".
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