Festivals and holidays Misawa Area Festivals Misawa Snow Festival February Misawa Port Festival August Spring Commerce Festival May Misawa Festival August A Cherry Flowers Festival May Miss Veedol Festival August American Day Festival June Air Festival September The Lake Ogawara Festival July Industries & Culture Festival October The Tanabata Festival July Christmas Festival December 1-25 Beef and Potato Festival August Japanese Holidays and Annual Events January 1*: New Year "Shogatsu" January, Second Sunday*: Coming-of-Age Day "Seijinn-no-hi" February 3: Bean-Throwing Ceremony "Setsubun" Eve of the spring first day March 3: Girls' Festival or Doll Festival "Hinamatsuri" March 21*: Vernal Equinox Day "Shunbun-no-hi" April 29*: Greenery Day "Midori-no-hi" (Birthday of the late Emperor Hirohito) May 3*: Constitution Day "Kenpo-kinenbi" May 5*: Children's Day or Boy's Festival "Kodomo-no-hi" July 7: The Star Festival "Tanabata" July 20*: Marine Day "Umi-no-hi" August 13 to 16: The Festival of Souls "Obon" September 15*: Respect for the Aged Day "Keiro-no-hi" September 23*: Autumnal Equinox Day "Shunbun-no-hi" October, Second Monday*: Health & Sports Day "Taiku-no-hi" November 3*: Culture Day "Bunka-no-hi" (Birthday of the late Meiji Emperor) November 15: Gala Day for children of 3, 5 and 7 years of age "Shichi-go-san" November 23*: Labor Thanksgiving Day "Kinro-kansha-no-hi" December 23*: The Emperor's Birthday "Tenno-Tanjyoubi" (* denotes National Holidays)