[Japan of March]

It became in March.

March is the beginning of the spring in Japan.
Japanese love Spring!

We will introduce some events in March.

1) “Hina-matsuri” (Doll Festival) (March 3th).
You read the article about “Hina-Matsuri”?
In this day, you can see the “Hina-Ningyo” in Japan.

2) White Day (March 14th).
White Day is a day to give back the gift or feeling of Valentine’s Day.
Maybe, you get the reply of Valentine’s Day.

3) “Haru-no-ohigan” (Equinoctial week of spring) (From March 17th to 23th).
The “Ohigan” is a unique Buddhist event in Japan.
“Ohigan” (Equinoctial week) is the 7 days of around the “vernal equinox day” and “autumnal equinox day”. It has these day and 3 days before and after.

4) The graduation ceremony.
In almost Japanese schools, school’s year begins in April and ends in March.
So, we carry out the graduation ceremony in March.
March is said to be the season of farewell.

In March, it begins to bloom a lot of flowers, such as “Nanohana” (rape blossoms) and cherry blossoms and so on.

Let’s enjoy the early spring in March!