Shimotsuki

Shimotsuki
CalendarJapanese Lunisolar Calendar
Month number11
Number of days29 or 30

Shimotsuki (Japanese: 霜月; "month of frost") also known as Jūichigatsu (11月, lit: 11th month) is the 11th month of the Japanese Lunisolar Calendar.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

There is a festival in Toyama dedicated to the holiday called Shimotsuki Matsuri.[6]

It is also called Chuutou (仲冬; lit.midwinter).

Dates of Shimotsuki

Dates of Shimotsuki
YearStartEndNumber of Days
2008November 28December 2629 days
2009December 16January 14, 201030 days
2010December 6January 3, 201129 days
2011November 25December 2430 days
2012December 13January 11, 201330 days
2013December 3December 3129 days
2014December 22January 19, 201529 days
2015December 11January 9, 201630 days
2016November 29December 2830 days
2017December 18January 16, 201830 days
2018December 7January 5, 201930 days
2019November 27December 2529 days
2020December 15January 12, 202129 days
2021December 4January 2, 202230 days
2022November 24December 2229 days
2023December 13January 10, 202429 days
2024December 1December 3030 days
2025December 20January 18, 202630 days
2026December 9January 7, 202730 days
2027November 28December 2730 days
2028December 16January 14, 202930 days
2029December 5January 3, 203030 days
2030November 25December 2430 days
2031December 14January 12, 203230 days

References

  1. ↑ "The Old Japanese Name for November – Puni Puni Dictionary". punipunidictionary.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  2. ↑ Greve, Gabi (2006-02-16). "November (juuichigatsu)". WKD (01) ... World Kigo Database . . . (WKD). Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  3. ↑ Vicky (2025-11-07). "霜月 (shimotsuki) "November" (archaic) (literally "the month of frost")". Calligraphy by Vicky. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  4. ↑ "霜月, しもつき, そうげつ, shimotsuki, sōgetsu". Nihongo Master. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  5. ↑ "Tanoshii Japanese". Tanoshii Japanese. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  6. 1 2 "TOHYAMA SHIMOTSUKI MATSURI GUIDE | 国重要無形文化財　遠山郷の霜月祭り". shimotsukimatsuri.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  7. ↑ "Reddit - The heart of the internet". www.reddit.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  8. ↑ "Shimotsuki, the eleventh month in the old Japanese lunar calender". From northern Yokohama, Japan. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  9. ↑ "See Priests Run: Decoding the Names for the Months in the Old Japanese Calendar". Urchin's Home. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  10. ↑ "Japanese Calendar year -Mutsuki, Kisaragi, Yayoi..." IKKI - Japanese Sake Media (in Japanese). 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
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