jan 9
Cold Day Revered sumo wrestler Tanikaze died from influenza on January 9, 1795 (old calendar); the Japanese term for cold, kaze, is said to have derived from his name
jan 12
Ski Day Commemorates the day in 1911 on which Austrian army major Theodor von Lerch led Japan’s first ever skiers down the slopes in Takada, Niigata
jan 17
Disaster and Volunteer Day Established by the government in December 1995, marking the date of the Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe in the same year
jan 25
Chuka-man Day So chosen because January 25, 1902, was the coldest recorded day in Japanese history (-41C in Asahikawa, Hokkaido)—and, er, nothing beats chilly weather like a nice steamed bun
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