Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school.
National Sports Day (体育の日 Taiiku no hi) is the second Monday of October, October 14th this year. This holiday was established to remmeber teh opening day of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964 (We will again have summer Olympic games in Tokyo in 2020!). The purpose of this day is to encourage people to enjoy sports and promote their health and well-being. Various sporting events and athletic meets are held everywhere across the country. In Japan, there is a saying that “Autumn is the best season to enjoy sports,” because of its nice, cool weather. However, as far as this year concerns, it is still hot here in Japan even in October. In some areas in Japan, it is very hot like in summer.

October 11th News, from NILS Japanese language school.