Celebrate Autumnal Equinox Day with a Japan Style Party

AUTUMNAL EQUINOX DAY

Autumnal Equinox Day is one of the public holidays in Japan that usually occurs on September 22 or 23 every year. On the date of Autumnal Equinox in Japan standard time (Autumnal Equinox can occur on different dates due to different timezones) and the day of the holiday is not officially declared until the February of the previous year.

Autumnal Equinox Day became a public holiday in 1948, but in 1947 and before it was the date of

Shuki Koreisai, an event relating to Shintoism.

The Autumnal Equinox also signals the end of the summer months and the beginning of winter. At this time of year, days have been shortening since the Summer Solstice some three months earlier and the Equinox is the point where nights reach the same length as days. After this point, the Sun will shine lower and lower on the horizon until the Winter Solstice occurs in about three months time.

However, you may be celebrating the end of the summer, perhaps dressing up in a sumo wrestler costume, or in a geisha costume for that fancy dress party, or perhaps holding a Summer Solstice event, to celebrate the end of Summer and looking for tableware.
We hope you have a wonderful event celebrating the autumnal equinox day later this month.