Japan Holiday Marine Day
New year s day marks the beginning of japan s most important holiday season the new year season 正月 shōgatsu which generally refers to the first one three or seven days of the year although not prescribed by law many workplaces are.
Japan holiday marine day. Also known as ocean day sea day or umi no hi marine day only became a nationally recognized holiday in japan in 1996. Under the new arrangement marine day shifts from the third. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced so please check back regularly for updates.
The holiday is associated with the date emperor meiji returned to yokohama port by steamship during his cruise around tohoku in 1876. Japan holiday news 23 october 2020. As nara is a landlocked prefecture in japan the nara mountain and river day takes place on marine day it also on the third monday of july.
Name date remarks ref. But later it was moved to the third monday of july and shortened in name to just marine day. New year s day 元日 ganjitsu.
The purpose of the holiday is to give thanks to the ocean s bounty and to consider the importance of the ocean to japan as an. Known in japanese as umi no hi 海の日 and also as sea day or ocean day in english marine day was first observed in 1996 making it a toddler in comparison to most of japan s national holidays. Government suggests extended new year break to cut covid 19 risks source.
The rescheduling of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games to 2021 has prompted japan again to reshuffle its national holiday calendar. This page contains a national calendar of all 2019 public holidays. At first marine day called marine memorial day and celebrated on 20 july.
Respect for the aged day. Mountain day august 11. When the third monday of july comes around it s time for marine day a public holiday dedicated to the ocean and the blessings that it brings to all of us in japan.