Table 2 List of Japanese national holidays.

From: Multiyear microgrid data from a research building in Tsukuba, Japan

Name of holiday

(Approximate) date

New Year’s Day

1 January

Coming of Age Day

Second Monday of January

National Foundation Day

11 February

Vernal Equinox Day

Vernal Equinox, 20 or 21 March

Showa Day

29 April

Constitution Memorial Day

3 May

Greenery Day

4 May

Children’s Day

5 May

Marine Day

Third Monday of July

Mountain Day

11 August

Respect for the Aged Day

Third Monday of September

Autumnal Equinox Day

Autumnal Equinox, 22 or 23 September

Health and Sports Day

Second Monday of October

Culture Day

3 November

Labor Thanksgiving Day

23 November

Emperor’s Birthday

23 December