Album: Japanese Holidays

Description: Peach Blossoms and hishimochi, Japanese sweet with pink, white, and green layers for Hina Matsuri. Hinamatsuri or Hina-matsuri, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a special day in Japan. Celebrated each year on March 3rd

Description: Watercolor tree with rainbow stars for Tanabata.

Description: Cute kittens in kimonos under tree of lanterns for Tanabata.

Description: Kodomo-no-hi or Children’s Day is celebrated on May 5th. Though it is called Children’s Day today, this holiday is celebrated as “Boy’s Day.” Koinobori, carp-shaped wind socks, are flown on this day.

Description: Kodomo-no-hi or Children’s Day is celebrated on May 5th. Though it is called Children’s Day today, this holiday is celebrated as “Boy’s Day.” Samurai warrior figurines and samurai kabuto helmets are popular. This design has origami Samurai helmets in green, orange, yellow, blue, red, and purple.

Description: Dragon in a cherry blossom tree.

Description: Watercolor sakura cherry blossoms and a woman in a kimono.

Description: Sakura, cherry tree, in full bloom. Great for celebrating Sakura Matsuri.

Description: The emperor and the empress dolls for Hinamatsuri as Siamese Cats. The Hina-Ningyo represents the wedding procession of the imperial princess in traditional court dress of the Heian period. Hinamatsuri or Hina-matsuri, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a special day in Japan. Celebrated each year on March 3rd.

Description: The emperor and the empress dolls for Hinamatsuri with lamps. The Hina-Ningyo represents the wedding procession of the imperial princess in traditional court dress of the Heian period. Hinamatsuri or Hina-matsuri, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a special day in Japan. Celebrated each year on March 3rd.

Description: Celebrate Setsubun with classic red and blue demons with soybeans being thrown. "Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!” -- “Demons outside, fortune inside!”

Description: Celebrate Setsubun with a Holly Sardine to ward off evil spirits.

Description: Strawberry Day is January 15th in Japan. The Japanese word for strawberry is ichigo. One in Japanese is ichi and five is go, so the 15th is Strawberry Day!

Description: Woman in kimono with a parasol and flowers raining down. Bright and colorful art for for Seijin no Hi, the Japanese Coming of Age Ceremony.

Description: Cute smiling Kagami mochi and orange. The "mirror rice cake" is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It consists of two round mochi (rice cakes), the smaller placed atop the larger, and a daidai (a Japanese bitter orange).

Description: Kodomo-no-hi or Children’s Day is celebrated on May 5th. Though it is called Children’s Day today, this holiday is celebrated as “Boy’s Day.” Koinobori, carp-shaped wind socks, are flown on this day. This design features cartoon-style fish in orange, green, yellow, pink, and blue along with the words Kodomo-no-hi

Description: Weaver Girl reaching for Cowherd with hearts and flowers for Tanabata.

Description: The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Tanabata with the moon and flowers.

Description: Tanabata Festival couple silhouette with bamboo and colorful paper.

Description: Colorful wishing paper on the text Tabanata. Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival.

Description: Actor Sawamura Kodenji I as a Woman during the Tanabata Festival by Torii Kiyonobu (1664–1729), woodcut. Gift to public domain by Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949.

Description: Hina Matsuri Dolls

Description: The emperor and the empress dolls for Hinamatsuri as Onigiri with lamps. The Hina-Ningyo represents the wedding procession of the imperial princess in traditional court dress of the Heian period. Hinamatsuri or Hina-matsuri, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a special day in Japan. Celebrated each year on 3 March.

Description: Temple with colorful paper and Mount Fuji in the background.

Description: Cute smiling Kagami mochi and orange. The "mirror rice cake" is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It consists of two round mochi (rice cakes), the smaller placed atop the larger, and a daidai (a Japanese bitter orange), and a leaf on top.

Description: Celebrate Setsubun with this graphic illustration of a red oni demon.

Description: Celebrate Setsubun with this graphic illustration of a green oni demon.

Description: Celebrate Setsubun with this graphic illustration of a blue oni demon.