International Sushi Day
International Sushi Day is held on June 18. This event in the second decade of the month June is annual. Help us
The first International Sushi Day was celebrated on 18 June 2009.
Nearly 80% of the world's Bluefin tuna caught is used for sushi.
On June 18, sushi lovers will share their love for this unique food the only way they know how – eating it!
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Sustainable Gastronomy Day on June 18 (The UN General Assembly adopted on 21 December 2016 its resolution A/RES/71/246 and designated 18 June as an international observance, Sustainable Gastronomy Day);
International Panic Day on June 18 (Don't worry. Don't fret. and, above all, don't panic);
World Sickle Cell Day on June 19 (International);
World Sauntering Day on June 19 (The holiday was created in 1979 by W.T. Rabe in response to the growing popularity of jogging. It is believed to have begun at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in Michigan, USA. The Grand Hotel has the world's longest porch at 660 feet. The idea behind the day was to encourage people to slow down and appreciate the world around them);