Holidays 
Holidays 
to listen to the pronunciation.| New Year's Day (January 1) ganjitsu  |
| New Year (from January 1 to 3) o-shougatsu  |
| Coming-of-Age Day seijin no hi  Kanji translation: seijin: adult  hi: day  |
| National Foundation Day (February 11) kenkoku kinen no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: kenkoku: founding of nation  kinen: commemoration  |
| Vernal Equinox Day shunbun no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: shunbun: vernal equinox  |
| Golden Week (from April 29 to May 5) gouruden wiiku  |
| Showa Day (April 29) shouwa no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: shouwa: Showa (a period of Japanese history that coincides exactly with the reign of Emperor Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 to January 7, 1989)  |
| Constitution Memorial Day (May 3) kenpou kinen bi  bi: day kinen: memorial Kanji translation: kenpou: constitution (the system of basic laws and principles that a democratic country is governed by)  |
| Greenery Day (May 4) midori no hi  midori: green hi: day |
| Children's Day (May 5) kodomo no hi  kodomo: children, kids hi: day |
| Marine Day umi no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: umi: the sea  |
| summer vacation (American English) summer holidays (British English) natsu yasumi  natsu: summer yasumi: vacation |
| Bon Festival (not legal holidays) o-bon  |
| Respect-for-the Aged Day keirou no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: keirou: respect for the aged  |
| Autumnal Equinox Day shuubun no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: shuubun: autumnal equinox  |
| Health and Sports Day taiiku no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: taiiku: physical education  |
| Culture Day (November 3) bunka no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: bunka: culture  |
| Labour Thanksgiving Day (November 23) kinrou kansha no hi  hi: day Kanji translation: kinrou: labour  kansha: thanksgiving  |
| The Emperor's Birthday (December 23) ten-nou tanjoubi  Kanji translation: ten-nou: Emperor of Japan  tanjoubi: birthday  |
| Christmas Day (December 25, not legal holiday) kurisumasu  |
