January 2026 — Japanese calendar

Explore Japanese calendar traditions, observance days and shrine events. Dates and traditional hours are shown in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Supported dates: 1 January 2026–31 December 2027. Calendar beliefs differ across regions and traditions. This is not a prediction, a guarantee, or a complete schedule for every shrine and temple. Check the institution’s current announcement before attending.

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● New moon · ○ Full moon. Moon-phase instants are shown in JST; your local time appears alongside them when available.

January 1, 2026 Thursday

Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) · Lunar date 11/13 · Kinoto–Boar 乙亥

What kind of day is it?

Taian: Traditionally considered broadly favorable.

A quiet moment of reflection. Traditionally regarded as unfavorable for general activities, including opening a business.

An invitation for today, written by this site: Reflect on what you are doing and also value time to rest.

These are historical calendar traditions, not predictions or measures of a person’s luck. They do not determine medical decisions, a funeral’s permissibility, or the outcome of an event.

Current solar term: Winter Solstice, since December 22, 2025.

Calendar annotations · 4

Ichiryū Manbaibi — one seed multiplied ten thousandfold
A day traditionally celebrating beginnings, likened to a small seed growing greatly.
Ōzuchi — first earth-restriction period
The first part of Tsuchi, a custom of refraining from disturbing the soil.
2025-12/27–1/2, day 6 of 7
Fujōjubi — non-accomplishment day
Its name suggests that nothing comes to fulfillment; beginnings were traditionally avoided. The name does not predict actual success or failure.
Jūnichi — repetition day
Good was thought to become better and harm worse through repetition. Weddings and funerals were avoided in this tradition.

Other daily cycles

Twelve officers: Close — Traditionally regarded as unfavorable for general activities, including opening a business.

Twenty-eight mansions: 井 — Traditionally favors shrine rites and sowing.

Twenty-seven mansions: 参. This is a separate cycle; the twenty-eight-mansion interpretation above is not applied to it.

Nine-star cycle: Three Jade Wood · ascending cycle. Not a personal birth-year reading.

Moon

Approximate moon age at noon JST: 12.1 days.

● Next New moon: January 19, 2026 04:52 JST

○ Next Full moon: January 3, 2026 19:03 JST

Observance days · 6

Jōkōbutsu
Day 1 of each civil month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment
At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.
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- 飛不動尊正宝院 — 縁日・三十日秘仏 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.
Myōken Bosatsu
Day 1 of each civil month
A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.
At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.
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- 飛不動尊正宝院 — 縁日・三十日秘仏 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.
Shōten-sama
Day 1 of each civil month
An observance described by Suō Kokubunji.
At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.
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- 周防国分寺 — 1日、16日は聖天尊の縁日です Checked 2026-10-17
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.
Kurikara Fudō
Day 1 of each civil month
Kurikara Fudōji: the principal Kurikara Fudō Myōō’s observance on the first of every month.
At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.
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- 高野山真言宗別格本山倶利迦羅不動寺 — ご祈祷・ご供養 Checked 2026-10-23
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.
Kisshōten
Annual observance: 1/1
Yakushiji: Shushō-e Kichijō Keka services with Kichijōten as the principal focus, beginning January 1.
At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.
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- 法相宗大本山薬師寺 — 薬師寺の仏様（吉祥天女画像） Checked 2026-10-23
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.
Marishiten
Boar day (every 12 days)
A stem-and-branch observance in Tobifudō Shōbōin’s calendar table.
At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.
Sources and checked dates · 1
- 飛不動尊正宝院 — 縁日・三十日秘仏 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.

Lunar-date references · 3

Kokūzō Bosatsu
Day 1 of each lunar month — Thirty-day Buddha assignment
Lunar-date reference only; this is not confirmation of an institution’s festival schedule.
Sources and checked dates · 1
- 飛不動尊正宝院 — 縁日・三十日秘仏 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.
Nichiren Shōnin
Day 13 of each lunar month
A monthly observance in the calendar table published by Tobifudō Shōbōin.
Lunar-date reference only; this is not confirmation of an institution’s festival schedule.
Sources and checked dates · 1
- 飛不動尊正宝院 — 縁日・三十日秘仏 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.
Tamonten / Bishamonten
Day 13 of each lunar month
Enshū Shigisan: observances on the third, thirteenth, and twenty-third of every month.
Lunar-date reference only; this is not confirmation of an institution’s festival schedule.
Sources and checked dates · 1
- 遠州信貴山 — 当山について・信貴山と福寅 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.

Daily guardians · 2

Atsuta Daimyōjin
Daily guardian assignment (civil date), distinct from an exclusive observance day.
At home, pray at a time that suits you. No common required hour is confirmed in the cited material.
Sources and checked dates · 2
- 飛不動尊正宝院 — 三十番神 Checked 2026-10-16
- 日蓮宗玉蓮山真成寺 — 三十番神様 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.
Matsunoo Daimyōjin
Daily guardian assignment (lunar-date reference), distinct from an exclusive observance day.
Lunar-date reference only; this is not confirmation of an institution’s festival schedule.
Sources and checked dates · 2
- 飛不動尊正宝院 — 三十番神 Checked 2026-10-16
- 日蓮宗玉蓮山真成寺 — 三十番神様 Checked 2026-10-16
Original source titles are retained in Japanese.

Shrine events

Hatsumōde — first shrine visit of the year

January 1, 2026 (JST dates)

A New Year visit thanking the deities for past safety and praying for the coming year’s peace. Visitors’ Hatsumōde and the Saitansai ceremony are separate entries.

January 1 is shown as a guide; choose a convenient day for your visit.

It is not confined to January 1–3. Check the destination’s opening hours and crowd guidance.

Sources and checked dates · 1