Japan in November
Solar terms this month: Start of Winter, Minor Snow.
Events and customs
- Food & DrinkEssential shabu-shabuしゃぶしゃぶbeef swished in hot broth
- Food & DrinkEssential sukiyakiすき焼きbeef simmered at the table
- Seasons & NatureEssential koyo紅葉autumn leaves, and going to look at them
- Martial ArtsStandard honbasho大相撲の本場所the six official grand sumo tournaments held each year
- ClothingStandard shichigosan formal wear七五三の晴れ着the special outfit children wear for the Shichi-Go-San ceremony
- Annual EventsStandard kinro kansha no hi勤労感謝の日Labor Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd
- Annual EventsStandard tori no ichi酉の市the November rake market for good business
- Annual EventsStandard bunka no hi文化の日Culture Day, November 3rd
- Food & DrinkStandard odenおでんa winter stew of fish cakes, daikon and eggs
- Food & DrinkStandard taiyakiたい焼きfish-shaped cake with bean paste
- Life EventsStandard shichi-go-san七五三the festival for children aged seven, five and three
- Life EventsStandard mochu hagaki喪中はがきthe mourning notice sent before New Year
- Seasons & NatureStandard kiku菊chrysanthemum
- Seasons & NatureStandard icho銀杏the ginkgo tree
- Seasons & NatureStandard hatsuyuki and nezuki初雪と根雪the first snow and the snow that stays all winter
- PlacesStandard Nikko Toshogu日光東照宮the shrine where Tokugawa Ieyasu is enshrined, covered in carvings
- School LifeStandard bunkasai文化祭the school culture festival
- ShintoStandard Izumo Taisha出雲大社the shrine where the gods gather
- Annual EventsAdvanced ebisu koえびす講the merchants' festival for the god of business
- Annual EventsAdvanced jusanya十三夜the second moon-viewing night, about a month after the harvest moon
- Annual EventsAdvanced niinamesai新嘗祭と勤労感謝の日the harvest rite behind a public holiday
- FolkloreAdvanced kumade熊手the lucky rake for raking in business
- Seasons & NatureAdvanced jugai獣害crop damage by deer, boar and bears
Micro-seasons this month
- 54Maples and Ivy Turn Yellow楓蔦黄もみじや蔦が色づくNovember 2〜
- 55Sasanqua Camellias Bloom山茶始開山茶花が咲きはじめるNovember 7〜
- 56The Ground Begins to Freeze地始凍大地が凍りはじめるNovember 12〜
- 57Daffodils Scent the Air金盞香水仙が香りはじめるNovember 17〜
- 58Rainbows Hide Away虹蔵不見虹が見られなくなるNovember 22〜
- 59North Wind Sweeps the Leaves朔風払葉北風が木の葉を吹き払うNovember 27〜