Travel in Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day

Labor Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in Japan.

As a means of celebrating the work done throughout the year, Japan celebrates a Labor Thanksgiving Day every year on 23rd November. If you’re visiting Japan on this day it’s important to know that this day is a national holiday and so many banks and government offices will be closed.

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A Little About This Japanese Holiday

The festival in Japan is a time to reflect not just on the work one has done over the last year, but also to give thanks for others who may have performed work on your behalf.In ancient times this festival was celebrated as the Rice Harvest Festival or popularly known in local language as Niiname-sai. The festival can be traced all the way back to the year 678, which is the earliest recorded instance of Niiname-Sai.Tradition has it that the emperor would dedicate the season’s fresh harvest to the gods and taste the rice himself for the first time.

It was during the Meiji Era (1868-1912) that the date for this festival was set on November 23rd, and it has been maintained ever since.The modern version of this festival was started after World War II in the year 1948, but the ancient tradition is still continued behind closed doors by the imperial family while the Labor Thanksgiving Day is celebrated by the public as a national holiday.

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