Start Date (Friday) End Date (Friday) XRTCO XRTDV Events & Comments
FY 2022      
1-Oct-2021 8-Oct-2021 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		  
8-Oct-2021 15-Oct-2021 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		 12-Oct Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day (US)
15-Oct-2021 22-Oct-2021 SAO
Suarez		 SAO
Suarez		  
22-Oct-2021 29-Oct-2021 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		 25-29 Oct Hinode 14 Meeting
29-Oct-2021 5-Nov-2021 SAO
Testa		 SAO
Testa		 3-Nov Culture Day (J)
31-Oct Halloween (US)
5-Nov-2021 12-Nov-2021 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		 7-Nov Daylight Savings Time ends (US)
11-Nov Veteran's Day (US) 
12-Nov-2021 19-Nov-2021 SAO
Suarez		 SAO
Suarez		  
19-Nov-2021 26-Nov-2021 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		 23-Nov Labor Thanksgiving Day (J)
25-Nov Thanksgiving (US)
Focused Mode Begins November 23rd
   Focused Mode week
26-Nov-2021 3-Dec-2021 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		     Transition Week
3-Dec-2021 10-Dec-2021 SAO
Suarez		 SAO
Suarez		  
10-Dec-2021 17-Dec-2021 J-side
Ishibashi		 J-side
Ishibashi		 13-17 Dec AGU Meeting
Normal Mode December 14th to 20th
17-Dec-2021 24-Dec-2021 J-side
SED		 J-side
Sakao		 24 Dec Christmas Eve
Normal Mode December 14th to 20th
24-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Takeda		 31 Dec New Year's Eve
31-Dec-2021 7-Jan-2022 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 1 Jan New Year's Day
1-3 Jan New Years Holiday (J)
7-Jan-2022 14-Jan-2022 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Takeda		 TBD-Jan ISAS symposium (J)
10-Jan Coming of age day (J)
11-15 Jan AAS Meeting
17 Jan PSP Perihelion
Normal Mode January 11th to 17th
14-Jan-2022 21-Jan-2022 J-side
SED		 J-side
Matsumoto		 17-Jan MLK Day (US)
Normal Mode January 11th to 17th
21-Jan-2022 28-Jan-2022 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		  
28-Jan-2022 4-Feb-2022 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Takeda		  
4-Feb-2022 11-Feb-2022 J-side
Nishida		 J-side
Nishida		 11-Feb National Foundation Day (J)
Focused Mode Ends February 8th
11-Feb-2022 18-Feb-2022 SAO
Suarez		 SAO
Suarez		 11-Feb National Foundation Day (J)
21-Feb Presidents Day (US)
18-Feb-2022 25-Feb-2022 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		 23-Feb The Emperor's Birthday (J)
25-Feb-2022 4-Mar-2022 J-side
SED		 J-side
Nishida		  
4-Mar-2022 11-Mar-2022 J-side
Ishibashi		 J-side
Ishibashi		  
11-Mar-2022 18-Mar-2022 SAO
Testa		 SAO
Testa		 13-March Daylight Savings Time Starts (US)
16-19 Mar ASJ Spring Meeting (J)
18-Mar-2022 25-Mar-2022 SAO
Suarez		 SAO
Suarez		 16-19 Mar ASJ Spring Meeting (J)
21-Mar Vernal Equinox Day (J)
25-Mar-2022 1-Apr-2022 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		  
1-Apr-2022 8-Apr-2022 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		  
8-Apr-2022 15-Apr-2022 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		  
15-Apr-2022 22-Apr-2022 J-side
Ishibashi		 J-side
Ishibashi		  
22-Apr-2022 29-Apr-2022 SAO
Suarez		 SAO
Suarez		 29-Apr Showa Day (J)
29-Apr - 5-May Golden Week (J)
29-Apr-2022 6-May-2022 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)
6-May-2022 13-May-2022 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		  
13-May-2022 20-May-2022 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		  
20-May-2022 27-May-2022 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		  
27-May-2022 3-Jun-2022 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo
30-May Memorial Day (US)
3-Jun-2022 10-Jun-2022 J-side
Nishida		 J-side
Nishida		 6-Jun SAO REU program begins (TBC)
10-Jun-2022 17-Jun-2022 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		  
17-Jun-2022 24-Jun-2022 J-side
Narukage		 J-side
Narukage		 20 Jun Juneteenth
21-24 Jun Parker Two Conference
24-Jun-2022 1-Jul-2022 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		  
1-Jul-2022 8-Jul-2022 J-side
Sakao		 J-side
Sakao		 4-July Independence day
8-Jul-2022 15-Jul-2022 MSU
Yoshimura		 MSU
Fleming/Takeda		  
15-Jul-2022 22-Jul-2022 SAO
Velasquez		 SAO
Velasquez		 18-July Marine Day (J)
22-Jul-2022 29-Jul-2022 J-side
SED		 J-side
Nishida		  
29-Jul-2022 5-Aug-2022 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		  
5-Aug-2022 12-Aug-2022 J-side
Masuda		 J-side
Masuda		 8-11 Aug TESS Meeting
11-Aug Mountain Day (J)
12 Aug SAO Solar REU program ends (TBC)
12-Aug-2022 19-Aug-2022 SAO
Guliano/ Velasquez		 SAO
Guliano/ Velasquez		 13-16 Aug OBON (J)
19-Aug-2022 26-Aug-2022 J-side
Matsumoto		 J-side
Matsumoto		  
26-Aug-2022 2-Sep-2022 J-side
Shimojo		 J-side
Shimojo		  
2-Sep-2022 9-Sep-2022 SAO
Suarez		 SAO
Suarez		 5-Sep Labor Day (US)
TBD-Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
9-Sep-2022 16-Sep-2022 SAO
Guliano		 SAO
Guliano		 TBD-Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
16-Sep-2022 23-Sep-2022 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		 19-Sep Respect-for-the-Aged Day (J)
TBD-Sep ASJ Fall Meeting (J)
23-Sep-2022 30-Sep-2022 MSU
Takeda		 MSU
Yoshimura		 23-Sep Autumnal Equinox Day (J)
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.