Start Date (Friday) End Date (Friday) XRTCO XRTDV Events & Comments
FY 2021      
25-Sep-2020 2-Oct-2020 SAO
Mukherjee		 SAO
Mukherjee		 27-Sep PSP Perihelion
2-Oct-2020 9-Oct-2020 SAO
Velasquez/
Guliano		 SAO
Velasquez/
Guliano		  
9-Oct-2020 16-Oct-2020 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		 12-Oct Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day (US)
16-Oct-2020 23-Oct-2020 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Takeda		  
23-Oct-2020 30-Oct-2020 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		  
30-Oct-2020 6-Nov-2020 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		 31-Oct Halloween (US)
1-Nov Daylight Savings time ends (US)
3-Nov Culture Day (J)
6-Nov-2020 13-Nov-2020 SAO
Testa		 SAO
Testa		 11-Nov Veterans Day (US)
13-Nov-2020 20-Nov-2020 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Takeda		     Focused Mode week
20-Nov-2020 27-Nov-2020 J-side
Ishibashi		 J-side
Ishibashi		 23-Nov Labor Thanksgiving Day (J)
26-Nov Thanksgiving (US)
Focused Mode begins 24 Nov		   Transition Week
27-Nov-2020 4-Dec-2020 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		 1-17 Dec AGU Meeting
4-Dec-2020 11-Dec-2020 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		 1-17 Dec AGU Meeting
11-Dec-2020 18-Dec-2020 J-side
Yoshitake (SED)		 J-side
Nishida		 1-17 Dec AGU Meeting
13-18 Dec SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
Normal Mode 15 - 21 Dec
18-Dec-2020 25-Dec-2020 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Takeda		 13-18 Dec SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
21-22 Dec JSPC meeting (J)
25 Dec Christmas
Normal Mode 15 - 21 Dec
25-Dec-2020 1-Jan-2021 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 1 Jan New Years
1-Jan New Year's Day (J)
1-3 Jan New Years Holiday (J)
1-Jan-2021 8-Jan-2021 SAO
Mukherjee		 SAO
Mukherjee		 1-Jan New Year's Day (J)
1-3 Jan New Years Holiday (J)
8-Jan-2021 15-Jan-2021 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		 11-Jan Coming-of-Age Day (J)
11-15 Jan AAS Meeting
17 Jan PSP Perihelion
Normal Mode 12 - 18 Jan
15-Jan-2021 22-Jan-2021 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		 18-Jan MLK Day (US)
Normal Mode 12 - 18 Jan
22-Jan-2021 29-Jan-2021 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		  
29-Jan-2021 5-Feb-2021 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		  
5-Feb-2021 12-Feb-2021 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		 11-Feb National Foundation Day (J)
Focused Mode ends Feb 9
12-Feb-2021 19-Feb-2021 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		 15-Feb Presidents Day (US)
19-Feb-2021 26-Feb-2021 SAO
Testa		 SAO
Testa		 23-Feb The Emperor's Birthday (J)
26-Feb-2021 5-Mar-2021 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		  
5-Mar-2021 12-Mar-2021 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		 TBD Mar ASJ Spring Meeting (J)
12-Mar-2021 19-Mar-2021 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 14-March Daylight Savings Time Starts (US)
TBD Mar ASJ Spring Meeting (J)
19-Mar-2021 26-Mar-2021 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		 20-Mar Vernal Equinox Day (J)
TBD Mar ASJ Spring Meeting (J)
26-Mar-2021 2-Apr-2021 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		  
2-Apr-2021 9-Apr-2021 J-side
Nishida		 J-side
Nishida		  
9-Apr-2021 16-Apr-2021 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Takeda		  
16-Apr-2021 23-Apr-2021 J-side
Ishibashi		 J-side
Ishibashi		  
23-Apr-2021 30-Apr-2021 SAO
Mukherjee		 SAO
Mukherjee		 29-Apr Showa Day (J)
29-Apr - 5-May Golden Week (J)
29-APR PSP Perihelion
30-Apr-2021 7-May-2021 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		 3-May Constitution Day (J)
4-May Greenery Day (J)
5-May Children's Day (J)
29-Apr - 5-May Golden Week (J)
7-May-2021 14-May-2021 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		  
14-May-2021 21-May-2021 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		  
21-May-2021 28-May-2021 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 24-27 May Hinode 14 (TBC)
Focused Mode begins 25 May
28-May-2021 4-Jun-2021 J-side
Ishibashi		 J-side
Ishibashi
31-May Memorial Day (US)
4-Jun-2021 11-Jun-2021 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		 7-Jun SAO REU program begins
11-Jun-2021 18-Jun-2021 J-side
Nishida		 J-side
Nishida		 Normal Mode 15 - 21 June
18-Jun-2021 25-Jun-2021 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 Normal Mode 15 - 21 June
25-Jun-2021 2-Jul-2021 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		  
2-Jul-2021 9-Jul-2021 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		 4 July - Independence Day (US)
9-Jul-2021 16-Jul-2021 J-side
Nishida		 J-side
Nishida		 Normal Mode 13 - 19 July
16-Jul-2021 23-Jul-2021 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		 19-July Marine Day (J)
Normal Mode 13 - 19 July
23-Jul-2021 30-Jul-2021 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		  
30-Jul-2021 6-Aug-2021 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		 2-6 Aug SHINE Workshop
6-Aug-2021 13-Aug-2021 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		 Focus Mode ends 10 Aug
9-12 Aug TESS Meeting
11-Aug Mountain Day (J)
13 Aug SAO Solar REU program ends
OBON (J)
13-Aug-2021 20-Aug-2021 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		 OBON (J)
17-Aug MaGIX Launch (TBC)
20-Aug-2021 27-Aug-2021 J-side
SED		 J-side
SED		  
27-Aug-2021 3-Sep-2021 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		  
3-Sep-2021 10-Sep-2021 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		 6-Sep Labor Day (US)
TBD Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
10-Sep-2021 17-Sep-2021 SAO
Reeves/Suarez		 SAO
Guliano		 TBD Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
17-Sep-2021 24-Sep-2021 SAO
Testa		 SAO
Testa		 TBD Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
20-Sep Respect-for-the-Aged Day (J)
23-Sep Autumnal Equinox Day (J)
24-Sep-2021 1-Oct-2021 SAO
Reeves/Suarez		 SAO
Velasquez		 TBD Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (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.