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Japanese Calender
How To Plan Your Time In Tokyo According To The Japanese Holidays

It's a good idea to Plan your time in Tokyo according to the Japanese Calender.


Why?
No Tokyo vacation is complete without participating in one of the Traditional Japanese Festivals.
The Japanese Holidays and Japanese Festivals are a great time for a Tokyo vacation, and the Cherry Blossoms flowers festival is the best.
This is the Authentic Japan. The Real Japan you came to see.


Japanese Calender (c) Conveyor belt sushi at Flickr It's an opportunity to participate with the locals in exciting Japanese Traditions and see how Ancient Japanese culture comes to life.
Click here for a full list of Japanese festivals.


If you're in a bit of a hurry you can quickly check Best 3 Japanese celebrations in Tokyo. This will give you an idea about the main festivals in Tokyo.


As expected, Tokyo Festivals create Peak Travel Seasons. Many tourists arrive especially to join Japanese celebrations in Tokyo, especially Cherry Blossom flowers during the Sakura festival .
Please check this link on Japanese national holidays to learn how the Japanese National Holidays and especially the Cherry Blossom flowers festival Affect Your Tokyo Hotel Price.


Quick Review Of The Japanese Calender

Japanese Calender (c) MShades at Flickr The Gregorian calendar (the Christian way of numbering years) has been introduced to Japan in 1873.


Before 1873 the Japanese calendar was a lunar calendar, based on the cycle of the moon.


Originally, the Japanese calendar was determined by the length of the time the Emperor was in power.
The years were numbered beginning with the new emperor taking over.


During the first year of a new emperor's throne, the imperial court announced an official name for the period of the reign.
Some examples are –

  • The Meiji Era – 'Enlightened Rule', 1868–1912

  • Taishō Era – 'Great Righteousness', 1912–1926

  • Showa Era – 'Enlightenment and Harmony', 1926–1989

  • Heisei Era – 'Achieving Peace', 1989 – current day.


The year 2009, for example, which happened to be the 21th year of the reign of the current emperor, whose name is Heisei, is called 'Heisei 21'.


Some Japanese traditions from the Japanese Zodiac Calender have been kept.
You can see them in various Japanese celebrations.
For example, years are still commonly associated with the twelve animals: mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Very much like the Chinese calendar.


Another feature of the Japanese Calendar that emerges in modern Japanese culture is the division of the week into six days, instead of the seven weekdays that we know today.
Each of the six days is associated with good or bad luck.


That's why some days are in the Japanese calender are still considered ideal for business agreements or wedding ceremonies, while others are considered unfortunate for happy events and fit for funerals.


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