Koyomi · the Japanese calendar
Japan's lucky days
For centuries Japanese people have chosen the day to begin things: a business, a marriage, a new wallet. These are the days they choose, read from the Japanese calendar.
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An ordinary day. In Japan, ordinary days are for steady work.
What each day means
- 極Super Lucky Day 最強開運日Tensha-bi and Ichiryu Manbai-bi on the same day. It happens only a few times a year.
- 赦Tensha-bi 天赦日The day heaven forgives everything. The luckiest day in the Japanese calendar, only five or six times a year.
- 万Ichiryu Manbai-bi 一粒万倍日One grain becomes ten thousand. What you start today grows. Japanese buy new wallets and begin new things.
- 巳Tsuchinoto-mi 己巳の日The strongest snake day, once every 60 days. The day of Benzaiten, goddess of fortune and art.
- 寅Tiger Day 寅の日Money that goes out today comes back. A good day to spend on what you love or to travel.
- 巳Snake Day 巳の日The day of Benzaiten. Japanese pray for money, music and talent.
- 安Taian 大安Great peace. The luckiest of the six days for weddings, moving and new starts.
- 否Fujoju-bi 不成就日A day when things don't come true. Japanese avoid starting anything important today.
Dates follow the Japanese calendar in Japan time. A lucky day is a gentle push, not magic.