| Start Date (Friday) | End Date (Friday) | XRTCO | XRTDV | Events & Comments | |||||||||||||
| FY 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27-Sep-2024 | 4-Oct-2024 | J-side SED |
J-side Narukage |
Focused Mode week | |||||||||||||
| 4-Oct-2024 | 11-Oct-2024 | J-side Narukage |
J-side Narukage |
Transition Week | |||||||||||||
| 11-Oct-2024 | 18-Oct-2024 | J-side Narukage |
J-side Narukage |
14-Oct
Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day (US) 14-Oct Sports Day (J) |
Holiday Period | ||||||||||||
| 18-Oct-2024 | 25-Oct-2024 | SAO Suarez |
SAO Suarez |
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| 25-Oct-2024 | 1-Nov-2024 | J-side Ishibashi |
J-side Ishibashi |
31-Oct Halloween (US) | |||||||||||||
| 1-Nov-2024 | 8-Nov-2024 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
3-Nov Daylight
Saving Time Ends (US) 3-Nov Culture Day (J) 4-Nov Substitute Holiday (J) |
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| 8-Nov-2024 | 15-Nov-2024 | J-side Taniguchi |
J-side Taniguchi |
11-Nov Veterans Day (US) | |||||||||||||
| 15-Nov-2024 | 22-Nov-2024 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
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| 22-Nov-2024 | 29-Nov-2024 | J-side Masuda |
J-side Masuda |
23-Nov Labor
Thanksgiving (J) 28-Nov Thanksgiving (US) 3-day timeline uploaded on 11/23 7-day timeline uploaded on 11/26 |
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| 29-Nov-2024 | 6-Dec-2024 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Fleming |
3-6 NAOJ
symposium 7-day timeline uploaded on 12/03 |
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| 6-Dec-2024 | 13-Dec-2024 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Fleming |
9-13 Dec AGU
Meeting 7-day timeline uploaded on 12/10 |
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| 13-Dec-2024 | 20-Dec-2024 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
2-day timeline
uploaded on 12/17 2-day timeline uploaded on 12/19 |
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| 20-Dec-2024 | 27-Dec-2024 | J-side Yakura |
J-side Yakura |
24-Dec
Christmas Eve 25-Dec Christmas Day 3-day timeline uploaded on 12/21 4-day timeline uploaded on 12/24 |
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| 27-Dec-2024 | 3-Jan-2025 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
1-Jan New Year
Day 1-3 Jan New Years Holiday (J) 7-day timeline uploaded on 12/28 |
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| 3-Jan-2025 | 10-Jan-2025 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
1-3 Jan New
Years Holiday (J) 3-day timeline uploaded 01/04 7-day timeline uploaded 01/07 |
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| 10-Jan-2025 | 17-Jan-2025 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
13-Jan Coming
of Age Day (J) 2-day timeline uploaded on 01/14 2-day timeline uploaded on 01/16 |
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| 17-Jan-2025 | 24-Jan-2025 | J-side SED |
J-side Narukage |
20-Jan MLK Day
(US) 3-day timeline uploaded on 01/18 7-day timeline uploaded on 01/21 |
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| 24-Jan-2025 | 31-Jan-2025 | J-side Shimojo |
J-side Shimojo |
7-day timeline uploaded on 01/28 | |||||||||||||
| 31-Jan-2025 | 7-Feb-2025 | J-side Matsumoto |
J-side Matsumoto |
7-day timeline uploaded on 02/04 | |||||||||||||
| 7-Feb-2025 | 14-Feb-2025 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
11-Feb National
Foundation Day (J) End of Focused Mode 2-day timeline uploaded on 02/11 2-day timeline uploaded on 02/13 |
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| 14-Feb-2025 | 21-Feb-2025 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Fleming |
17-Feb
Presidents Day (US) 17-19 Feb Japan Solar Physics Community symposium |
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| 21-Feb-2025 | 28-Feb-2025 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Takeda |
23-Feb
Emperor's Birthday (J) 24-Feb Substitute Holiday (J) |
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| 28-Feb-2025 | 7-Mar-2025 | J-side Ishibashi |
J-side Ishibashi |
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| 7-Mar-2025 | 14-Mar-2025 | J-side SED |
J-side Sakao |
9-March Daylight Saving Time Begins (US) | |||||||||||||
| 14-Mar-2025 | 21-Mar-2025 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
17-20 Mar ASJ
meeting 20-Mar Vernal Equinox Day (J) |
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| 21-Mar-2025 | 28-Mar-2025 | J-side Sakao |
J-side Sakao |
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| 28-Mar-2025 | 4-Apr-2025 | MSU Takeda |
MSU Yoshimura |
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| 4-Apr-2025 | 11-Apr-2025 | J-side Sato |
J-side Sato |
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| 11-Apr-2025 | 18-Apr-2025 | J-side Hirose |
J-side Hirose |
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| 18-Apr-2025 | 25-Apr-2025 | MSU Fleming |
MSU Yoshimura |
19 Apr:
Patriots' Day (US) 20 Apr: Easter (US) |
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| 25-Apr-2025 | 2-May-2025 | SAO Suarez |
SAO Suarez |
29 Apr - 5 May: Golden Week (J) | |||||||||||||
| 2-May-2025 | 9-May-2025 | MSU Takeda |
MSU Fleming |
29 Apr - 5 May: Golden Week (J) | |||||||||||||
| 9-May-2025 | 16-May-2025 | MSU Fleming |
MSU Takeda |
Start of Focused Mode 7-day timeline uploaded on 05/13 |
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| 16-May-2025 | 23-May-2025 | J-side Matsumoto |
J-side Matsumoto |
7-day timeline uploaded on 05/20 | |||||||||||||
| 23-May-2025 | 30-May-2025 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
25-30 May: JpGU
meeting 26 May: Memorial Day (US) 7-day timeline uploaded on 05/27 |
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| 30-May-2025 | 6-Jun-2025 | J-side Narukage |
J-side Narukage |
2-day timeline
uploaded on 06/03 2-day timeline uploaded on 06/05 |
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| 6-Jun-2025 | 13-Jun-2025 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
3-day timeline
uploaded on 06/07 7-day timeline uploaded on 06/10 |
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| 13-Jun-2025 | 20-Jun-2025 | J-side Ishibashi |
J-side Ishibashi |
19 June:
Junteenth (US) 7-day timeline uploaded on 06/17 |
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| 20-Jun-2025 | 27-Jun-2025 | J-side Taniguchi |
J-side Taniguchi |
23-27 June:
Hinode 18 Conference 7-day timeline uploaded on 06/24 |
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| 27-Jun-2025 | 4-Jul-2025 | J-side Yakura |
J-side Yakura |
23-27 June: Hinode 18 Conference 4 July: Independence Day (US) 2-day timeline uploaded on 07/01 2-day timeline uploaded on 07/03 |
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| 4-Jul-2025 | 11-Jul-2025 | J-side Matsumoto |
J-side Matsumoto |
4 July:
Independence Day (US) 3-day timeline uploaded on 07/05 7-day timeline uploaded on 07/08 |
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| 11-Jul-2025 | 18-Jul-2025 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
7-day timeline uploaded on 07/15 | |||||||||||||
| 18-Jul-2025 | 25-Jul-2025 | MSU Fleming |
MSU Yoshimura |
21 July: Marine
Day (J) 7-day timeline uploaded on 07/22 |
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| 25-Jul-2025 | 1-Aug-2025 | J-side Shimojo |
J-side Shimojo |
2-day timeline
uploaded on 07/29 2-day timeline uploaded on 07/31 End of Focused Mode |
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| 1-Aug-2025 | 8-Aug-2025 | J-side Sakao |
J-side Sakao |
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| 8-Aug-2025 | 15-Aug-2025 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
11 Aug:
Mountain Day (J) 13 - 15 Aug: Obon (J) |
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| 15-Aug-2025 | 22-Aug-2025 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
13 - 15 Aug: Obon (J) | |||||||||||||
| 22-Aug-2025 | 29-Aug-2025 | J-side SED |
J-side Sato |
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| 29-Aug-2025 | 5-Sep-2025 | J-side Masuda |
J-side Masuda |
1 Sept: Memorial Day (US) | |||||||||||||
| 5-Sep-2025 | 12-Sep-2025 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Takeda |
9-11 Sept: ASJ Fall Meeting | |||||||||||||
| 12-Sep-2025 | 19-Sep-2025 | SAO Suarez |
SAO Suarez |
15 Sept: Respect for the Aged Day (J) | |||||||||||||
| 19-Sep-2025 | 26-Sep-2025 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
23 Sept: Autumn Equinox Day (J) | |||||||||||||
| 26-Sep-2025 | 3-Oct-2025 | J-side SED |
J-side Hirose |
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| 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. |
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