Dates
New Years in Japan is celebrated on this date.
What is January 1st?
The purpose of New Years in Japan.
What is to mark a fresh start?
The most popular food Japanese people eat for Christmas.
What is KFC?
On White Day, men typical buy sweets of this color for the occassion.
What is white?
Christmas in Japan is known as this.
What is Christmas/kurisumasu/クリスマス?
Chrismas in Japan is celebrated on this date.
What is December 24th?
This is the purpose of Christmas in Japan.
What is a commercial holiday for couples to go on dates, friends to have parties, and exchange presents?
The two main types of chocolate gifted to men by women during Valentines.
What are true feeling chocolates/honmei-choco/本命チョコ and obligation chocolates/giri-choco/ギリチョコ?
What is big-cleaning/osouji/大掃除/おおそうじ?
Valentines and White Day in Japan are known as these respectively.
What are Valentines and White Day/barentain to howaito dei/バレンタインとホワイトデイ
Valentines and White Day are celebrated on these two dates respectively.
What is Febuary 14th and March 14th?
The purpose of White Day in Japan.
What is a day for men to return gifts to women who gave them gifts on Valentine's Day?
A tradition sweet, fermented rice warm drink that is often served during New Year's at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples.
What is amazake/あまざけ/甘酒?
The first shrine visit after New Years is known as this.
What is hatsumode/初詣/はつもうで?
Golden Week in Japan is known as this.
What is Golden Week/goruden wiku/ゴールデンウィーク/ogon shukan/黄金週間/おうごんしゅうかん?
Thanksgiving in Japan is celebrated on this date.
What is November 23rd?
The purpose of Thanksgiving in Japan.
What is to celebrate and show appreciation for workers and their contributions to society?
These noodles are eaten on New Years Eve, representing a wish for a long life.
What is toshikoshi soba/年越しそば/としこしそば?
Joya no Kane is a famous ringing of Buddhist Temple bells at midnight on New Year's Eve. This is how many times the bells are struck.
What is 108 times?
New Years in Japan is known as this.
What is Oshogatsu/お正月/おしょうがつ?
Golden Week starts and ends on these two dates.
What are April 29th and May 6th?
The purpose of Golden Week in Japan.
What is an extended holiday period for people to rest and spend time with family?
Traditional Japanese New Year food that consists of many symbolic dishes served in multi-tiered lacquered boxes.
What is osechi ryouri/御節料理/おせちりょうり?
On Children's Day, one of the holidays during Golden Week, these are often displayed.
What are carp streamers/koinobori/鯉のぼり/こいのぼり?
Thanksgiving in Japan is known as this.
What is kinro kansha no hi/勤労感謝のひ/きんろかんしゃのひ?