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Physical Education Day or Health and Sports Day or Taiku-no-hi in Japan

Name: Physical Education Day or Health and Sports Day or Taiku-no-hi in Japan
Start: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-12
Location: Japan

Physical Education Day or Health and Sports Day or Taiku-no-hi in Japan is held on October 12. 体育の日 is a public holiday and is celebrated since 2000 on the second Monday of October. This event in the second decade of the month October is annual.

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12 October - Physical Education Day or Health and Sports Day or Taiku-no-hi in Japan

The second Monday of October is Taiiku no Hi, or Sports Day, a national holiday to foster healthy minds and bodies through physical activity. It was established to commemorate the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, which were held from October 10 to 24. It was designated a national holiday two years later in 1966.

These festivals include many of the traditional track and field events, such as 4 × 100 m relay, 100m sprinting, and long jump, as well as many other events. Some of the events include: ball toss, tug of war, rugby-ball dribbling races, sack races, and so on.

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