8月5日は何の日？

なぜこの日？1912年（大正元年）のこの日、東京・有楽町の数寄屋橋のそばにできた「タクシー自働車株式会社」が、T型フォード6台で日本初のタクシー営業を始めた。

On this day in 1912, the Taxi Automobile Company near Sukiyabashi in Tokyo started Japan's first taxi service with six Ford Model T cars.

なぜこの日？8(ハン)5(コ)と読む語呂合わせ。書類に押す印章「ハンコ」の大切さを伝えるため、山梨県甲府市の印章の総合商社モテギが制定した。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "han-ko," the name stamps people use to sign papers. A seal company in Kofu, Yamanashi, made this day to show how important they are.

なぜこの日？山形市で毎年8月5日から7日まで。県の花・紅花をあしらった笠を持った踊り手が「ヤッショ、マカショ」の掛け声とともに大通りをパレードする。

Held in Yamagata City from August 5 to 7. Thousands of dancers holding hats decorated with safflowers, the prefecture's flower, parade while shouting "Yassho, Makasho!"

なぜこの日？8(ハ)5(コ)で「箱」と読む語呂合わせ。紙箱をつくる会社でつくる東京紙器工業組合が1991年に制定し、紙箱の良さを広めている。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "ha-ko," meaning box. A Tokyo association of paper box makers created this day in 1991.

なぜこの日？8(はし)5(ご)と読む語呂合わせ。国内のはしご車の約9割を製造・販売しているモリタホールディングスが制定。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "hashi-go," meaning ladder. Morita, a company that builds about 90% of the fire ladder trucks in Japan, made this day.

なぜこの日？8(はっ)5(こう)と読む語呂合わせ。味噌（みそ）で知られる長野県のマルコメが、味噌（みそ）やしょうゆなど日本の発酵食品の良さを広めるために制定。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "hak-kou," meaning fermentation. The miso maker Marukome in Nagano made this day to promote Japanese fermented foods like miso and soy sauce.

なぜこの日？8(パン)5(粉)の語呂合わせ。フライの衣に使うパン粉の大手メーカー、横浜市のフライスターが、パン粉を使った料理を広めるため制定。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "pan-ko," meaning bread crumbs. Frystar, a big panko maker in Yokohama, made this day to promote fried dishes.

なぜこの日？0(お)8(や)5(こ)で「親子」と読む語呂合わせ。夏バテの時期にスタミナ食として食べてほしいと、関西鶏卵流通協議会が制定。

In Japanese, 0-8-5 can be read as "o-ya-ko," meaning parent and child, as in oyakodon, a chicken and egg rice bowl. An egg group made it to help people stay strong in summer.

なぜこの日？8(や)5(っこ)の語呂合わせ。香川県観音寺市の豆腐メーカー、カンショクが、暑い夏に冷たい「冷奴」で豆腐をおいしく食べてほしいと制定。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "ya-kko," as in hiyayakko, cold tofu. A tofu maker in Kagawa made this day so people enjoy cold tofu in hot summer.

なぜこの日？8(パピ)5(コ)の語呂合わせ。2本つながったチューブ型アイス「パピコ」を、大切な人と「はんぶんこ(5)」してほしいと江崎グリコが制定。1本の形は8にも似ている。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "papi-ko." Glico made this day so people share the two-tube ice pop Papico with someone special. One tube even looks like an 8.

なぜこの日？8(やま)5(ごはん)の語呂合わせ。登山の途中で食べるごはんを描いた漫画『山と食欲と私』を出す新潮社が、山ごはんの楽しさを広めるため制定。

8 is read "yama," meaning mountain, and 5 as "gohan," meaning meal. Shinchosha, the publisher of a manga about cooking on mountain hikes, made this day.

なぜこの日？「星のカービィ」で知られるハル研究所が、箱を出して進むパズルゲーム「ハコボーイ！」シリーズのPRのため制定。日付は8(ハ)5(コ)の語呂合わせ。

HAL Laboratory, famous for Kirby games, made this day for its puzzle game series BOXBOY! In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "ha-ko," meaning box.

なぜこの日？新潟の三幸製菓が制定。やわらかい食感とまろやかな塩味のサラダせんべい「ぱりんこ」を、8(ぱ)りん5(こ)の語呂合わせでPRしている。

Sanko Seika in Niigata made this day for Parinko, a soft, lightly salted rice cracker. In Japanese, 8 can be read as "pa" and 5 as "ko."

なぜこの日？8(や)5(こう)の語呂合わせ。沖縄の特産品として有名な夜光貝で、アクセサリーなどを作る石垣島の工房が、その美しさを全国に広めるため制定。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "ya-kou," the name of a shiny sea shell. A workshop on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, that makes jewelry from these shells made this day.

なぜこの日？パソコン専門店「パソコン工房」を全国に展開するユニットコムが制定。8(パ)ソ5(コ)ンと読む語呂合わせで、パソコンを使った地域の活性化もめざす。

Unitcom, which runs the PC Koubou computer stores across Japan, made this day. In Japanese, 8 can be read as "pa" and 5 as "ko," as in "pasokon," meaning PC.

なぜこの日？8(ハハ)5(コ)で「母子」と読む語呂合わせ。母と子の絆を考える日にと、子どもを思う母の気持ちを形にした保険を作った朝日生命が制定。

In Japanese, 8-5 can be read as "haha-ko," meaning mother and child. Asahi Life Insurance made this day to think about the bond between mothers and children.

なぜこの日？英語の「HARDCORE」の発音が「ハーコー」と聞こえることから、8(ハー)5(コー)の語呂合わせ。大阪のレーベルHARDCOREOSAKAが中心となって2006年に制定。

"Hardcore" in English sounds like "ha-ko" to Japanese ears, and 8-5 can be read that way. An Osaka music label, HARDCOREOSAKA, started this day in 2006.

なぜこの日？「鼻(8)で呼(5)吸をしよう」の語呂合わせ。鼻呼吸は空気を温め、ほこりや細菌をこしとってくれることから、大阪府泉大津市の歯科医院が制定。

The date is a word play: 8 for "ha" in "hana," meaning nose, and 5 for "ko" in "kokyu," meaning breathing. A dental clinic in Osaka made it to promote healthy nose breathing.