A cultural calendar of Japan
What happens in Japan month by month: annual events, seasonal food and the turning of the year.
- January Minor Cold / Major Cold osechi・oshogatsu・otoshidama・hatsumode・hatsuhinode 48
- February Start of Spring / Rainwater barentain de・shabu-shabu・sukiyaki・kafunsho・kangeiko 33
- March Insects Awaken / Spring Equinox puro yakyu・hanami・hinamatsuri・kafunsho・kosa 24
- April Clear and Bright / Grain Rain goruden wiku・hanami・kafunsho・tsubame no su・kosa 24
- May Start of Summer / Grain Fills goruden wiku・kodomo no hi・tsubame no su・kosa・honbasho 19
- June Grain in Ear / Summer Solstice kakigori・tsubame no su・tsuyu・jinbei and samue・higasa 24
- July Minor Heat / Major Heat rajio taiso・yatai・hanabi taikai・matsuri no yatai・bon odori 44
- August Start of Autumn / Heat Subsides rajio taiso・obon・yatai・hanabi taikai・matsuri no yatai 40
- September White Dew / Autumn Equinox kome・taifu・mikoshi・honbasho・otsukimi 18
- October Cold Dew / Frost Falls puro yakyu・kome・taifu・koyo・otsukimi 25
- November Start of Winter / Minor Snow shabu-shabu・sukiyaki・koyo・honbasho・shichigosan no haregi 25
- December Major Snow / Winter Solstice omisoka・osoji・nihon no kurisumasu・toshikoshi soba・bonenkai 35