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Bed Day in Japan

Name: Bed Day in Japan
Start: 2025-09-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-09-03
Location: Japan

Bed Day in Japan is held on September 3. This event in the first decade of the month September is annual.

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Sleep in today because it’s Bed Day.

Now, looking back again, the average Japanese person goes to bed at 23:12 and wakes up at 6:32, which means that they sleep roughly 7.4 hours every day.

Do you know what day September 3 is? It is called "Sleep Day" because of the word "Gusuri," which means "a good night's sleep. Incidentally, "Sleep Day" is observed twice a year, in spring (March 18) and autumn (September 3), and was established in 2011 with the cooperation of the Japan Psychiatry and Neuroscience Foundation and the Japanese Sleep Society.

Sleep is so important for human beings that, in terms of time, "one-third of our lives is spent sleeping. Getting quality sleep is one of the most important activities in a healthy life, and its importance is even greater than that of diet and exercise. However, the reality is that the amount of time we spend on sleep is decreasing with the passage of time. Are you getting a good night's sleep?

Sleep Day" is a good opportunity to think about sleep. Please take a moment to review your own sleep situation.

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