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Start Date (Friday) End Date (Friday) XRTCO XRTDV Events & Comments
FY 2024      
15-Sep-2023 22-Sep-2023 SAO
Velasquez
SAO
Suarez
18-Sep: Respect-for-the-Aged Day (J)
20-22 Sep: ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
  Focused Mode week
22-Sep-2023 29-Sep-2023 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
20-22 Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
23-Sep: Autumnal Equinox Day (J)
25-29 Sep: Hinode 16 meeting
  Transition Week
29-Sep-2023 6-Oct-2023 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
25-29 Sep: Hinode 16 meeting   Holiday Period
6-Oct-2023 13-Oct-2023 J-side
Shimojo
J-side
Shimojo
9-Oct Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day (US)
13-Oct-2023 20-Oct-2023 J-side
Yakura
J-side
Yakura
 
20-Oct-2023 27-Oct-2023 J-side
Yakura
J-side
Yakura
 
27-Oct-2023 3-Nov-2023 J-side
Matsumoto
J-side
Matsumoto
31-Oct Halloween (US)
3-Nov Culture Day (J)
3-Nov-2023 10-Nov-2023 J-side
Matsumoto
J-side
Matsumoto
3-Nov Culture Day (J)
5-Nov Daylight Saving Time ends (US)
10-Nov Veterans Day Observed (US)
10-Nov-2023 17-Nov-2023 SAO
Velasquez
SAO
Velasquez
 
17-Nov-2023 24-Nov-2023 J-side
SED
J-side
Narukage
23-Nov Thanksgiving (US)
23-Nov Labor Thanksgiving Day (J)
**Focused Mode begins with 7-day timeline on 11/21**
24-Nov-2023 1-Dec-2023 J-side
Masuda
J-side
Masuda
7-day timeline uploaded 11/28
1-Dec-2023 8-Dec-2023 SAO
Suarez
SAO
Suarez
7-day timeline uploaded 12/05
8-Dec-2023 15-Dec-2023 MSU
Yoshimura
MSU
Takeda
11-15 Dec AGU Meeting
2-day timelines uploaded on 12/12 and 12/14
15-Dec-2023 22-Dec-2023 MSU
Yoshimura
MSU
Takeda
2-day timeline uploaded on 12/16
7-day timeline uploaded on 12/19
22-Dec-2023 29-Dec-2023 J-side
SED
J-side
Narukage
24-Dec Christmas Eve
25-Dec Christmas Day
4-day timeline uploaded 12/26
29-Dec-2023 5-Jan-2024 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
1-Jan New Years Day
1-3 Jan New Years Holiday (J)
5-day timeline uploaded 12/30
5-day timeline uploaded 01/04
5-Jan-2024 12-Jan-2024 MSU
Takeda
MSU
Yoshimura
18-Jan Coming of Age Day (J)
2-day timelines uploaded on 01/09 and 01/11
12-Jan-2024 19-Jan-2024 J-side
Narukage
J-side
Narukage
15-Jan MLK Day (US)
2-day timeline uploaded on 01/13
7-day timeline uploaded on 01/16
19-Jan-2024 26-Jan-2024 SAO
Velasquez
SAO
Velasquez
7-day timeline uploaded on 01/23
26-Jan-2024 2-Feb-2024 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
7-day timeline uploaded on 01/30
2-Feb-2024 9-Feb-2024 MSU
Yoshimura
MSU
Fleming
2-day timelines uploaded on 02/06 and 02/08
** Focused Mode ends 02/06**
9-Feb-2024 16-Feb-2024 MSU
Yoshimura
MSU
Fleming
12-Feb National Foundation Day Observed (J)
16-Feb-2024 23-Feb-2024 J-side
Sakao
J-side
Sakao
19-Feb Presidents Day (US)
23-Feb Emperor's Birthday (J)
23-Feb-2024 1-Mar-2024 SAO
Suarez
SAO
Suarez
   
1-Mar-2024 8-Mar-2024 J-side
SED
J-side
Narukage
   
8-Mar-2024 15-Mar-2024 SAO
Suarez
SAO
Suarez
10 Mar: Daylight Saving Time begins (US)
11-15 Mar: ASJ Spring Meeting (J)
 
15-Mar-2024 22-Mar-2024 SAO
Velasquez
SAO
Velasquez
18-22 Mar (TBD): Tours for Undergraduate Students (J)
20 Mar: Vernal Equinox Day (J)
 
22-Mar-2024 29-Mar-2024 MSU
Fleming
MSU
Yoshimura
25-29 Mar (TBD): Tours for Undergraduate Students (J)  
29-Mar-2024 5-Apr-2024 J-side
Sakao
J-side
Sakao
sounding rocket (FOXSI, Hi-C) flare campaign  
5-Apr-2024 12-Apr-2024 J-side
Ishibashi
J-side
Ishibashi
sounding rocket (FOXSI, Hi-C) flare campaign  
12-Apr-2024 19-Apr-2024 J-side
Yakura
J-side
Yakura
   
19-Apr-2024 26-Apr-2024 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
   
26-Apr-2024 3-May-2024 SAO
Suarez
SAO
Suarez
29 Apr - 5 May: Golden Week(J)  
3-May-2024 10-May-2024 MSU
Takeda
MSU
Fleming
29 Apr - 5 May: Golden Week(J)  
10-May-2024 17-May-2024 MSU
Fleming
MSU
Takeda
   
17-May-2024 24-May-2024 J-side
SED
J-side
Narukage
   
24-May-2024 31-May-2024 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
26-31 May: JpGU meeting
27 May: Memorial Day (US)
 
31-May-2024 7-Jun-2024 SAO
Velasquez
SAO
Velasquez
26-31 May: JpGU meeting  
7-Jun-2024 14-Jun-2024 J-side
Narukage
J-side
Narukage
   
14-Jun-2024 21-Jun-2024 J-side
Yakura
J-side
Yakura
19 June: Juneteenth (US)  
21-Jun-2024 28-Jun-2024 MSU
Fleming
MSU
Yoshimura
   
28-Jun-2024 5-Jul-2024 J-side
Sakao
J-side
Sakao
4 July: Independence Day (US)  
5-Jul-2024 12-Jul-2024 J-side
Narukage
J-side
Narukage
   
12-Jul-2024 19-Jul-2024 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
15 July: Marine Day (J)  
19-Jul-2024 26-Jul-2024 J-side
Matsumoto
J-side
Matsumoto
22-26 Jul: Hinode 17 Meeting  
26-Jul-2024 2-Aug-2024 J-side
Shimojo
J-side
Shimojo
   
2-Aug-2024 9-Aug-2024 J-side
Masuda
J-side
Masuda
   
9-Aug-2024 16-Aug-2024 SAO
Velasquez
SAO
Velasquez
12 Aug: Mountain Day (J)
13-15 Aug: Obon (J)
 
16-Aug-2024 23-Aug-2024 MSU
Yoshimura
MSU
Fleming
   
23-Aug-2024 30-Aug-2024 J-side
Matsumoto
J-side
Matsumoto
   
30-Aug-2024 6-Sep-2024 J-side
Masuda
J-side
Masuda
2 Sept: Labor Day (US)  
6-Sep-2024 13-Sep-2024 J-side
Shimojo
J-side
Shimojo
   
13-Sep-2024 20-Sep-2024 SAO
Suarez
SAO
Suarez
16 Sept: Respect for the Aged Day (J)  
20-Sep-2024 27-Sep-2024 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
23 Sept: Autumn Equinox Day (J)
TBD: ASJ Fall Meeting
 
27-Sep-2024 4-Oct-2024 J-side
SED
J-side
Narukage
   
         
What is "Golden Week"? What is 'OBON'?
In the last week of April and 1st week May, there are four national holidays in Japan (29 Apr: SHOWA day [Former Emperor's Birthday], 3 May:Constitution Memorial Day, 4 May: Greenery Day, and 5 May: Children's Day). Most japanese take a vacation included the national holidays and Sat/Sunday. Hence, we call this week "Golden Week".
This ‘OBON’, as well as being a religious event to commemorate the souls of ancestors, has the air of a national holiday, with many people traveling around the country and, for those not aware of Buddhist practices, the Obon around August 15th is just a summer vacation, though most people throughout the country maintain the tradition of visting family graves. Though it depends on the company, most close for three to five days on and around August 15th, the middle of the Bon festival, taking this Bon festival holiday as their summer holidays.