Start Date (Friday) End Date (Friday) Assignment SAO Assignment Events & Comments
FY 2020      
27-Sep-2019 4-Oct-2019 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		  
4-Oct-2019 11-Oct-2019 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		  
11-Oct-2019 18-Oct-2019 J-side
Kano		 J-side
Kano		 14-Oct Columbus Day (US)
14-Oct Health and Sports Day (J)
18-Oct-2019 25-Oct-2019 SAO
Testa		 SAO
Testa		 22-Oct The core enthronement ceremony (J)
25-Oct-2019 1-Nov-2019 SAO
Farid		 SAO
Farid		 31-Oct Halloween (US)
1-Nov-2019 8-Nov-2019 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Panda		 3-Nov Daylight Savings time ends (US)
3-Nov Culture Day (J)
4-Nov substitute holiday (J)
8-Nov-2019 15-Nov-2019 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Panda		 11-Nov Veterans Day (US)   Focused Mode week
15-Nov-2019 22-Nov-2019 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 Focused Mode begins Nov 19   Transition Week
22-Nov-2019 29-Nov-2019 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		 28-Nov Thanksgiving (US)
23-Nov Labor Thanksgiving Day (J)		   Focused Mode week, schedule TBD
29-Nov-2019 6-Dec-2019 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		  
6-Dec-2019 13-Dec-2019 SAO
Moore		 SAO
Moore		 9-13 Dec AGU Meeting
Normal Mode Dec 10-16
13-Dec-2019 20-Dec-2019 J-side
SED		 J-side
Narukage		 SED takes the responibility of XRT-CO. (J)
Normal Mode Dec 10-16
20-Dec-2019 27-Dec-2019 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		 25 Dec Christmas
27-Dec-2019 3-Jan-2020 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Reeves		 1 Jan New Years
1-Jan New Year's Day (J)
1-3 Jan New Years Holiday (J)
7-day upload Dec 28
3-Jan-2020 10-Jan-2020 SAO
Reeves/Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 4-8 Jan AAS Meeting
1-3 Jan New Years Holiday (J)
Focused mode ends Jan 4
10-Jan-2020 17-Jan-2020 J-side
Ishibashi		 J-side
Ishibashi		 13-Jan Coming-of-Age Day (J)
17-Jan-2020 24-Jan-2020 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		 20-Jan MLK Day (US)
PSP encounter Jan 23-24
24-Jan-2020 31-Jan-2020 J-side
Kano		 J-side
Kano		 PSP encounter Jan 23-24
31-Jan-2020 7-Feb-2020 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		  
7-Feb-2020 14-Feb-2020 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		 11-Feb National Foundation Day (J)
14-Feb-2020 21-Feb-2020 J-side
SED		 J-side
Shimojo		 17-Feb Presidents Day (US)
17-18 Feb JSPC meeting (J)
SED takes the responibility of XRT-CO. (J)
21-Feb-2020 28-Feb-2020 J-side
Nishida		 J-side
Nishida		 23-Feb The Emperor's Birthday (J)
24-Feb substitute holiday (J)
28-Feb-2020 6-Mar-2020 SAO
Guliano/
Muherjee		 SAO
Guliano/
Muherjee		  
6-Mar-2020 13-Mar-2020 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Panda		 8-March Daylight Savings Time Starts (US)
13-Mar-2020 20-Mar-2020 SAO
Testa/Reeves		 SAO
Testa/Reeves		 16-19 Mar ASJ Spring Meeting (J)
20-Mar Vernal Equinox Day (J)
20-Mar-2020 27-Mar-2020 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		 20-Mar Vernal Equinox Day (J)
27-Mar-2020 3-Apr-2020 J-side
Kano		 J-side
Kano		 Emergency Focused Mode for COVID19 starts March 31
3-Apr-2020 10-Apr-2020 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		  
10-Apr-2020 17-Apr-2020 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		  
17-Apr-2020 24-Apr-2020 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		  
24-Apr-2020 1-May-2020 SAO
Moore		 SAO
Moore		 29-Apr Showa Day (J)
29-Apr - 6-May Golden Week (J)
1-May-2020 8-May-2020 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Takeda and Panda		 3-May Constitution Day (J)
4-May Greenery Day (J)
5-May Children's Day (J)
6-May substitute holiday (J)
29-Apr - 6-May Golden Week (J)
8-May-2020 15-May-2020 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Panda		  
15-May-2020 22-May-2020 SAO
Mukherjee		 SAO
Mukherjee		  
22-May-2020 29-May-2020 J-side
Arikawa		 J-side
Narukage		 25-May Memorial Day (US)
29-May-2020 5-Jun-2020 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		  
5-Jun-2020 12-Jun-2020 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		 8-Jun SAO REU program begins
Normal Mode for PSP coodination Jun 9-15
12-Jun-2020 19-Jun-2020 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		  
19-Jun-2020 26-Jun-2020 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		  
26-Jun-2020 3-Jul-2020 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		  
3-Jul-2020 10-Jul-2020 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		 4-July Independence Day (US)
Emergency Focused Mode for COVID19 ends July 6
10-Jul-2020 17-Jul-2020 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Panda		  
17-Jul-2020 24-Jul-2020 J-side
SED		 J-side
Narukage		 23-July Marine Day (J)
24-July Health and Sports Day (J)
24-Jul-2020 31-Jul-2020 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 24-July Health and Sports Day (J)
31-Jul-2020 7-Aug-2020 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		  
7-Aug-2020 14-Aug-2020 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 14 Aug SAO Solar REU program ends (TBC)
10-Aug Mountain Day (J)
OBON (J)
14-Aug-2020 21-Aug-2020 SAO
Reeves		 SAO
Reeves		 OBON (J)
21-Aug-2020 28-Aug-2020 J-side
SED		 J-side
Shimojo		  
28-Aug-2020 4-Sep-2020 SAO
Guliano/Velasquez		 SAO
Guliano/Velasquez		  
4-Sep-2020 11-Sep-2020 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Panda		 7-Sep Labor Day (US)
8-10 Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
11-Sep-2020 18-Sep-2020 SAO
Testa		 SAO
Testa		  
18-Sep-2020 25-Sep-2020 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Panda		 21-Sep Respect-for-the-Aged Day (J)
22-Sep Autumnal Equinox Day (J)
         
         
        What is "Golden Week"?
        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".
         
        What is "OBON"?
        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.