is a day held annually in

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

on November 1 for the purpose of promoting classical works. The day was declared by the Committee for the Thousandth Anniversary of ''

The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century. It is one of history's first novels, the first by a woman to have wo ...

'' on November 1, 2008. This date was the 1000th anniversary since ''

'' was mentioned in ''

The Diary of Lady Murasaki is the title given to a collection of diary fragments written by the 11th-century Japanese Heian era lady-in-waiting and writer Murasaki Shikibu. It is written in kana, then a newly-developed writing system for vernacular Japanese, more common ...

''. Classics Day was legislated in 2012. According to the law, the classics includes literature, music, art,

performing arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which involve the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. P ...

, lifestyle, and products in the fields of academia and philosophy. Events are held in Japan on Classics day. These themes include classical culture affecting Japan such as

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...

and the game of go.

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* {{in lang, ja Observances in Japan November observances Recurring events established in 2008