Japan celebrate National Foundation Day annually on February 11. First emperor of Japan,”Jimmu”, who established his capital in Yamato in 660 BC.In his memory,this day was celibrated. National Foundation Day become an official holiday in 1872.
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February 11 is National Foundation Day, a national holiday for Japanese people to remind themselves of the nation’s founding and foster their love for the nation.
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Below is the list of Public Holidays and National Holidays in Japan for the year 2012
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Japan , known as Nihon or Nippon in Japanese, is an island nation in East Asia. Japan consists of four main islands and many smaller islands, notably Okinawa. Honshu, by far the largest and most populated island, is divided into five regions. Government – Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government.
Currency - yen (JPY, ¥). Population - 127,590,000 (2009).
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Japan’s “Golden Week” in May, when several holidays occur as a block, is shown in gold colour. Actual bank holidays are shown in bold.
| 2 | Monday | New Year’s Day (gantan): only 2nd January is an official national holiday (taken in lieu of Sunday 1st), but the New Year period (shogatsu) is considered to last until the 3rd, and many business re-open on the 4th or 5th. |
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