Culture Day
culture day 文化の日 bunka hi public holiday japan held annually november purpose promoting culture art academic endeavor festivity typically include art exhibition parade award ceremony distinguished artist scholar culture day first held commemorate announcement postwar japanese constitution november november first celebrated national holiday called tenchōsetsu 天長節 holiday held honor birthday reigning emperor—at time emperor meiji see also emperor birthday following meijis death november ceased holiday birthday given specific holiday known meijisetsu 明治節 subsequently discontinued announcement culture day culture day exists promote art various field academic endeavor local prefectural government typically choose day hold art exhibit culture festival parade example hakone kanagawa prefecture hold annual feudal lord parade 箱根大名行列 hakone daimyō gyōretsu exhibit edo period clothing costume primary secondary school often culture festival near day since award ceremony order culture held day given emperor significantly advanced science art culture one highest honour bestowed imperial family prize restricted japanese citizen instance awarded apollo astronaut upon successful return moon well literary scholar donald keene order culture held tokyo imperial palace japan maritime selfdefense force decorate selfdefense ship moored base general port art festival sponsored agency cultural affair held around culture day museum gallery offer free admission various event japan kendo championship held nippon budokan broadcast live nhk general tv addition day considered sunny day high probability sunny weather statistically one clearest day year three year rain occurring tokyo culture day