Hina Matsuri / Doll’s Festival / Girls’ Day
The Japan National Tourism Organization describes the third day of the third month as the annual Hina Matsuri or Doll’s Festival/Girls’ Day celebration in Japan.
Date and recurrence
3 March annually
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Japan / traditional cultural observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Japan Dolls Festival
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- JNTO — Send in the Dolls: Japan’s Girl’s Day CelebrationNational Tourism
Frequently asked questions
When is Hina Matsuri / Doll’s Festival / Girls’ Day?
3 March annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 3 March.
Does Hina Matsuri / Doll’s Festival / Girls’ Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Hina Matsuri / Doll’s Festival / Girls’ Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Japan / traditional cultural observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Hina Matsuri / Doll’s Festival / Girls’ Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Japan National Tourism Organization describes the third day of the third month as the annual Hina Matsuri or Doll’s Festival/Girls’ Day celebration in Japan.. Supporting provenance includes JNTO — Send in the Dolls: Japan’s Girl’s Day Celebration. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Hina Matsuri / Doll’s Festival / Girls’ Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Japan. Its fuller verified scope is: Japan / traditional cultural observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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