Japan Holiday On September 23 2021?

The following is a compilation of Japanese national holidays, national observances, patriotic commemorations and important secular events that apply during Thursday, 2021-09-23:

• Autumnal Equinox Day - 秋分の日:

  ^[nat] (Pronounced Shūbun no Hi) This national holiday was established in 1948 as a day on which to honor one's ancestors and remember the dead. Prior to 1948, the autumnal equinox was an imperial ancestor worship festival called Shūki kōrei-sai (秋季皇霊祭). This year the exact date and time for the autumnal equinox in Japan is 2021-09-23- 04:20:30.

Notes:

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