Japan in May
Solar terms this month: Start of Summer, Grain Fills.
Events and customs
- Annual EventsEssential goruden wikuゴールデンウィークthe spring holiday cluster
- Annual EventsEssential kodomo no hiこどもの日Children's Day and the carp streamers
- Seasons & NatureEssential tsubame no suツバメの巣the swallow nests built above shop entrances every spring
- Seasons & NatureEssential kosa黄砂the yellow dust blown in from deserts on the Asian continent
- Martial ArtsStandard honbasho大相撲の本場所the six official grand sumo tournaments held each year
- CraftsStandard mashiko yaki益子焼rustic, thick-walled pottery from Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture
- Annual EventsStandard kenpo kinenbi憲法記念日Constitution Memorial Day, May 3rd
- Annual EventsStandard Showa no hi to midori no hi昭和の日とみどりの日the two late-April holidays that swapped names and dates
- Annual EventsStandard kashiwamochi and chimaki柏餅とちまきthe two sweets eaten on Children's Day, east and west
- Food & DrinkStandard sansai to kinoko山菜ときのこwild vegetables and mushrooms from the mountains
- HistoryStandard Nihonkoku kenpo日本国憲法the postwar constitution
- Modern JapanStandard kuru bizuクールビズthe summer campaign to work without a jacket and tie
- Seasons & NatureStandard tanada棚田terraced rice paddies cut into mountain slopes
- School LifeStandard undokai運動会school sports day
- School LifeStandard katei homon家庭訪問a homeroom teacher's visit to each student's home
- School LifeStandard shintai sokutei身体測定the school health check and measurements
- Annual EventsAdvanced go-sekku五節句the five seasonal festivals of the old calendar
- Seasons & NatureAdvanced shiohigari潮干狩りdigging for clams at low tide
- Work CultureAdvanced taishoku daiko退職代行services that quit your job for you