Japan Holiday On March 20 2017?

The following is a compilation of Japanese national holidays, national observances, patriotic commemorations and important secular events that apply during Monday, 2017-03-20:

• Vernal Equinox Day - 春分の日:

  ^[nat] (Pronounced Shunbun no Hi) This national holiday was established in 1948 as a day for the admiration of nature and the love of living things. Prior to 1948, the vernal equinox was an imperial ancestor worship festival called Shunki kōrei-sai (春季皇霊祭). This year the exact date and time for the vernal equinox in Japan is 2017-03-20- 19:28:31

Notes:

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