Japan Holiday 2020 Jan

Japan reshuffled some of its national holidays in 2020 to accommodate the tokyo summer olympics.

Japan holiday 2020 jan. Check the list below for the exact public national and consecutive holidays in japan in 2020. January 1 this national holiday was established in 1948 as a day to celebrate the new year. Overview of holidays and many observances in japan during the year 2020.

Holiday date holiday name holiday type. Japan public holidays 2020 this page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays. Japan holidays in 2020.

The whole new year period from december 31 to january 3 is often treated as a public holiday even though january 1 is the only official holiday. It s the same over obon a three day period that occurs in august or september. New year s holidays around december 28 january 4.

Coming of age day january 13. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced so please check back regularly for updates. In order to accommodate the 2020 tokyo summer olympics japan has decided to shuffle the dates of some of its national holidays.

January 3 bank holiday bank holiday. New year s day 元日 ganjitsu. The dates of national holidays new year and obon for 2020 are as follows.

Japanese holiday calendar 2020. Although it is not a public holiday the new year s holiday period from december 28 to january 4 often brings crowds to shopping centers and public transportation across japan. This holiday is uniquely japanese as a country that has eaten rice as a staple food since ancient times.