Kannazuki

Kannazuki
Kannazuki
	Izumo-taisha where the gods go during the month
Calendar	Japanese Lunisolar Calendar
Month number	10
Number of days	29 or 30
Season	Winter
Gregorian equivalent	October, November, December
	← Nagatsuki Shimotsuki →

Kannazuki (神無月) also known as Jūgatsu (10月, lit: tenth month) is the tenth month of the Japanese Lunisolar Calendar and other East Asian Lunisolar calendars.^[1] In folklore people say that during this month the gods all go to Izumo Province.^[2] So the name means "month without gods"^[3]^[2]^[4] in most of Japan, but in Izumo it is called Kamiarizuki or the month with gods.^[2]^[4]^[5]^[6]

The name used to mean "month of gods" but people later read it as meaning "month without gods".

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In folklore Ebisu is the only god who does not go to Izumo. He takes care of Japan during this time. Lots of Ebisu festivals happen during this month.^[7]

The month sometimes has 30 days and sometimes has 29 days depending on the moon.

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Dates of Kannazuki

Dates of Kannazuki
Year	Start	End	Number of Days
2008	October 29	November 27	30 days
2009	November 17	December 15	29 days
2010	November 6	December 5	30 days
2011	October 27	November 24	29 days
2012	November 14	December 12	29 days
2013	November 3	December 2	30 days
2014	November 22	December 21	30 days
2015	November 12	December 10	29 days
2016	October 31	November 28	29 days
2017	November 18	December 17	30 days
2018	November 8	December 6	29 days
2019	October 28	November 26	30 days
2020	November 15	December 14	30 days
2021	November 5	December 3	29 days
2022	October 25	November 23	30 days
2023	November 13	December 12	30 days
2024	November 1	November 30	30 days
2025	November 20	December 19	30 days
2026	November 9	December 8	30 days
2027	October 29	November 27	30 days
2028	November 16	December 15	30 days
2029	November 6	December 4	29 days
2030	October 27	November 24	29 days
2031	November 15	December 13	29 days

Related pages

Minazuki a month with similar etymology but different reading

References

↑ "JAPANESE CULTURE – Kannazuki, Iwashi-gumo – Shiro's Sushi Restaurant". Retrieved 2025-12-08.
1 2 3 "Annual Events in Japan｜Study in Japan! Jikei COM Group". www.jikei.asia. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Izumo
1 2 "Kannazuki". Study Japanese in Japan - YIEA Tokyo Academy. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kamiarizuki
↑ "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
↑ "Kannazuki: Setting Up "Kotatsu," Public Sumō Bouts, and Other Traditional Events in October". nippon.com. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[1] "JAPANESE CULTURE – Kannazuki, Iwashi-gumo – Shiro's Sushi Restaurant". Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[www.jikei.asia-2] 1 2 3 "Annual Events in Japan｜Study in Japan! Jikei COM Group". www.jikei.asia. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[3] ttps://www.britannica.com/place/Izumo

[Study_Japanese_in_Japan_-_YIEA_Tokyo_Academy-4] 1 2 "Kannazuki". Study Japanese in Japan - YIEA Tokyo Academy. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

[5] ttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Kamiarizuki

[6] "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-10.

[7] "Kannazuki: Setting Up "Kotatsu," Public Sumō Bouts, and Other Traditional Events in October". nippon.com. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-12-08.

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Kannazuki
1 [ja]	2 [ja]	3 [ja]	4 [ja]	5 [ja]	6 [ja]
7 [ja]	8 [ja]	9 [ja]	10 [ja]	11 [ja]	12 [ja]
13 [ja]	14 [ja]	15 [ja]	16 [ja]	17 [ja]	18 [ja]
19 [ja]	20 [ja]	21 [ja]	22 [ja]	23 [ja]	24 [ja]
25 [ja]	26 [ja]	27 [ja]	28 [ja]	29 [ja]	30 [ja]
Butsumetsu	Taian	Shakkō	Senshū	Tomobiki	Senbu
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v t e Japanese Lunisolar Calendar
Today: Reiwa 8 Shimotsuki 54 [refresh] (Lichun, 8 days until Yushui) Yang Fire Dragon (丙辰)・Winnowing Basket (箕宿)・Wednesday
Mutsuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Kisaragi	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Yayoi	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Uzuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Satsuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Minazuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Fumizuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Hazuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Nagatsuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Kannazuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Shimotsuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Shiwasu	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]