January 1 New Year's Day
January 8 (second Monday of January) Coming of Age Day
February 11 Foundation Day
March 21 Vernal Equinox Day
April 29 Shōwa Day
May 3 Constitution Memorial Day
May 4 Greenery Day
May 5 Children's Day
July 16 (third Monday in July) Marine Day
August 11 Mountain Day
September 17 (third Monday of September) Respect for the Aged Day
September 23 Autumnal Equinox Day
October 8 (second Monday of October) Health and Sports Day
November 3 Culture Day
November 23 Labor Thanksgiving Day
December 23 The Emperor's Birthday
Since 1996, Japanese-Online has been provided as a free service from PSPinc with the purpose of providing resources to individuals interested in learning about the Japanese Language and culture.
Japanese-Online has content suited to varying levels of study, including lessons for beginners as well as lessons tailored for those who need grammar and writing resources. Lessons are best suited to those who have basic understanding of hiragana and katakana alphabets before moving on to the more advanced grammar and particle lessons. Grammar lessons focus on learning about writing and creating more complex sentences and most lessons will not use romaji (Japanese sounds written with roman letters). Kanji is used in the lessons with hiragana and English translations provided.