Japan Holiday On September 17 2018?

The following is a compilation of Japanese national holidays, national observances, patriotic commemorations and important secular events that apply during Monday, 2018-09-17:

• Respect-for-the-Aged Day - 敬老の日:

  ^[nat] (Pronounced Keirō no Hi) This national holiday was established in 1966 as a day to respect the elderly and celebrate long life. Originally held on September 15, it originated as a renaming of Old Folks' Day (老人の日 Rōjin no hi?). In 2003, it was changed to the third Monday of September.

Notes:

^[nat] This is a national, government-recognized holiday.