List of Japanese anniversaries and memorial days

This is a list of Japanese anniversaries and memorial days or . Many dates have been selected because of a special relationship with the anniversary, but some are the product of .

These are listed by month in date order. Those excluded from the list are as follows:

• Public holidays in Japan such as New Year's Day, National Foundation Day, etc.
• Traditional festivals such as Tanabata and Setsubun
• Personal anniversaries (such as birthdays and wedding anniversaries)
• Anniversaries and memorial days that are only held in a certain locality
• Anniversaries created by companies or organizations to promote a product or event that were not continued or effectively were not commemorated.

Japanese anniversaries and memorial days

January

February

• 14 February: Valentine's Day

March

• 14 March: White Day
• 20 March: Minion Day

April

• 18 April: — Japan Patent Office
• 20 April: — Japan Post Holdings
• 23 April:

May

• 9 May: Goku (孫悟空) Day — established by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2015
• 27 May: Dragon Quest Day — established by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2018 for its impact on Japanese culture

June

• 5 June:
• 10 June:
• 23 June: — Okinawa Prefecture

July

• 7 July: Tanabata (星祭り, Hoshi Matsuri, "Star Festival")
• 22 July: One Piece Day — established by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2017

August

• 14 August: Happy Summer Valentine (テニスの王子様) — established by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2018

September

• 6 September: Younger Sister's Day (妹の日, Imouto no Hi)
• 13 September: Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳) Day — established by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2018

October

• 1 October:

November

• 1 November: — established on November 1, 2008, which was the 1000th anniversary of The Tale of Genji
• 11 November: Pocky & Pretz Day (ポッキー＆プリッツの日, Pokkii & Purittsu no hi) — marketing event regarding Glico products Pocky and Pretz

December

• 1 December: — Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan

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