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Start Date (Friday) End Date (Friday) XRTCO XRTDV Events & Comments
FY 2025     ***Summer Focused Mode TBD***
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		  
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)
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		  
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
29-Nov-2024 6-Dec-2024 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Fleming		 3-6 NAOJ symposium
7-day timeline uploaded on 12/03
6-Dec-2024 13-Dec-2024 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Fleming		 9-13 Dec AGU Meeting
7-day timeline uploaded on 12/10
13-Dec-2024 20-Dec-2024 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 2-day timeline uploaded on 12/17
2-day timeline uploaded on 12/19
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
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
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
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
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
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
14-Feb-2025 21-Feb-2025 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Fleming		 17-Feb Presidents Day (US)
17-19 Feb Japan Solar Physics Community symposium
21-Feb-2025 28-Feb-2025 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Takeda		 23-Feb Emperor's Birthday (J)
24-Feb Substitute Holiday (J)
28-Feb-2025 7-Mar-2025 J-side
Ishibashi		 J-side
Ishibashi		  
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)		  
21-Mar-2025 28-Mar-2025 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		    
28-Mar-2025 4-Apr-2025 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		    
4-Apr-2025 11-Apr-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		    
11-Apr-2025 18-Apr-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		    
18-Apr-2025 25-Apr-2025 MSU
Fleming		 MSU
Yoshimura		 19 Apr: Patriots' Day (US)
20 Apr: Easter (US)		  
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		    
16-May-2025 23-May-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		    
23-May-2025 30-May-2025 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 25-30 May: JpGU meeting
26 May: Memorial Day (US)		  
30-May-2025 6-Jun-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		    
6-Jun-2025 13-Jun-2025 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		    
13-Jun-2025 20-Jun-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		 19 June: Junteenth (US)  
20-Jun-2025 27-Jun-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		 23-27 June: Hinode 18 Conference  
27-Jun-2025 4-Jul-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		 23-27 June: Hinode 18 Conference
4 July: Independence Day (US)		  
4-Jul-2025 11-Jul-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		 4 July: Independence Day (US)  
11-Jul-2025 18-Jul-2025 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		    
18-Jul-2025 25-Jul-2025 MSU
Fleming		 MSU
Yoshimura		 21 July: Marine Day (J)  
25-Jul-2025 1-Aug-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		    
1-Aug-2025 8-Aug-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		    
8-Aug-2025 15-Aug-2025 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		 11 Aug: Mountain Day (J)
13 - 15 Aug: Obon (J)		  
15-Aug-2025 22-Aug-2025 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 13 - 15 Aug: Obon (J)  
22-Aug-2025 29-Aug-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		    
29-Aug-2025 5-Sep-2025 J-side
NA		 J-side
NA		 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
NA		 J-side
NA		    
           
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.