The Japanese Calendar

The Japanese Calendar is a labor of love to keep you up-to-date on Japan’s holidays, festivals, seasonal activities, weather microseasons (24 Sekki & 72 Ko), good luck/bad luck days (Rokuyo), and other events throughout the year. Add it to your iPhone’s bag of tricks today for an always useful, up-to-date look at daily life in Japan.

“Why are all of my Japanese co-workers off today?”
- Me, before I had The Japanese Calendar

FEATURES

1. Holiday, Festival, and Anniversary Summaries - Ever wondered when the next o-matsuri (Japanese festival) is, or why each o-matsuri is held in the first place? The Japanese Calendar will bring you up to speed with event summaries and descriptions!

2. Seasonal Activities - You'll always know if it's Mt. Fuji Climbing Season or Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Season with seasonal activity summaries for every day of the year.

3. Weather Microseasons - Learn more about Japan’s 24 Sekki and 72 Ko microseasons throughout the year.

4. Rokuyo - Never get caught unaware of a good luck/bad luck day for a planned business meeting, wedding, or party with daily Rokuyo info.

5. Notifications - Plan ahead for Golden Week or Sakura (Cherry Blossom) season with event notifications.

6. Calendar Support - Add upcoming Japanese holidays to your calendar quickly and easily.

7. Gorgeous Photos - Beautiful photos of Japan are presented for your viewing pleasure; updated daily.

QUOTES

“I already know today is Wednesday.”
- Yes, but do you know Wednesday is “Suiyobi / 水曜日”, in Japanese?

“My iPhone already tells me what date it is.”
- Not with magnificent photos of Ramen and Tokyo, it doesn’t.

“Please tell me your app will remind me to buy a gift for
White Day.”
- We got you, fam.

“Will you please build more apps for Japan with wonderfully quirky release notes?”
- Stay tuned!