Hatsukari A type of wild plum known as the “early plum” or “winter plum,” due to the fact it blossoms before Risshun, the first day of spring in the traditional Japanese calendar ...

Below we look ahead to these and other developments on the Japanese calendar for 2025. 1: First anniversary of earthquake on Noto Peninsula. 17: Thirtieth anniversary of Great Hanshin-Awaji ...

NHK spoke with an expert on Japan's Imperial system and the importance of era names. Japanese calendars often show Gengo as well as the western era The era name, Gengo in Japanese, is used ...

Hundreds gathered at Tokyo's Zojoji temple for the traditional 'mame-maki' bean-throwing ritual, marking setsubun, the end of winter in Japan's lunar calendar. Participants, including celebrities, ...

are expected to hit various parts of Japan. The official start of summer, called “rikka,” is May 5. In conventional years, it is only the start of summer under the traditional calendar.