Hiori

Date
Event Name
Description

01/01
New Year's Day
A Japanese holiday celebrating the New Year. Enjoy Hatsumode (first shrine visit) and Osechi Ryori (traditional New Year food).

01/07
Jinjitsu (Festival of Seven Herbs)
Eat nanakusa-gayu (seven-herb rice porridge) and wish for a year of good health.

02/03
Setsubun
Drive away demons by scattering beans and invite good fortune.

02/04
Risshun (Start of Spring)
The day when spring officially begins according to the traditional calendar.

03/03
Momo no Sekku (Hinamatsuri)
A day to wish for the healthy growth of girls, by displaying Hina dolls.

03/20
Vernal Equinox Day
The day when day and night are of equal length. A day for visiting graves.

04/08
Hanamatsuri
A Buddhist event celebrating the birthday of Buddha.

05/05
Tango no Sekku (Children's Day)
Wishing for the healthy growth of boys by displaying Koinobori (carp streamers).

07/07
Tanabata
The legend of Orihime and Hikoboshi. Write wishes on strips of paper.

08/13〜16
Obon
A Buddhist event to welcome and honor ancestral spirits.

09/20
Higaniri (Autumn Higan)
The beginning of the autumn Higan period. A time for visiting graves.

09/23
Autumnal Equinox Day
The day when day and night are of equal length. A day to honor ancestors.

10/31
Halloween
A Western festival for enjoying costumes. Also popular in Japan.

11/15
Shichi-Go-San
Celebrates the growth of children aged 3, 5, and 7.

11/23
Niinamesai
A festival to thank the gods for the harvest of new grains.

12/21
Tōji (Winter Solstice)
The day with the longest night of the year. Enjoy a Yuzu bath.

12/24
Christmas Eve
The night before Christmas. In Japan, it's a day spent with a partner.

12/25
Christmas
The festival celebrating the birth of Christ. Enjoy cake and presents.

12/31
Ōmisoka (New Year's Eve)
The last day of the year. Listen to the Joya no Kane (temple bells) and eat toshikoshi soba (year-crossing noodles).