Rock n’ Roll Day in Japan
Rock n’ Roll Day in Japan is held on June 9. Rokku No Hi. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual. Help us
Celebrate this in any way you want - from Guns n’ Roses to Eikichi Yazawa, because June 9th is a day to fall in love with the music genre all over again. Six (roku) and 9 (ku) meshed together makes it sound like “rock,” the way the Japanese call Rock n’ Roll.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Rock am Ring on June 7 (starts on the first Friday in June and runs all weekend long);
Make Music Day on June 21 (Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries);
Danube Island Festival on June 21 (Begins on Friday of the fourth week of June);