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Public holidays in Japan 2026

There are 17 public holidays in Japan in 2026, 16 of them on a weekday. The next one is counted down below, with the long weekends and the days worth taking off between them.

 

 

Public holidays in 2026

Date Holiday
Thu, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Fri, Jan 2 January 2nd Banks closed
Sat, Jan 3 January 3rd Banks closed
Mon, Jan 12 Coming of Age Day
Wed, Feb 11 Foundation Day
Mon, Feb 23 Emperor's Birthday
Fri, Mar 20 Spring Equinox Day
Wed, Apr 29 Showa Day
Sun, May 3 Constitution Day
Mon, May 4 Greenery Day
Tue, May 5 Children's Day
Wed, May 6 Constitution Day (substitute day)
Mon, Jul 20 Marine Day
Tue, Aug 11 Mountain Day
Mon, Sep 21 Respect-for-the-Aged Day
Tue, Sep 22 Citizens' Holiday
Wed, Sep 23 Autumnal Equinox Day
Mon, Oct 12 Sports Day
Tue, Nov 3 Culture Day
Mon, Nov 23 Labor Thanksgiving Day
Thu, Dec 31 New Year's Eve Banks closed
Other days in 2026
  • Sun, Nov 15 Seven-Five-Three Festival
  • Fri, Dec 25 Christmas Day

Public holidays in 2027

Date Holiday
Fri, Jan 1 New Year's Day
Sat, Jan 2 January 2nd Banks closed
Sun, Jan 3 January 3rd Banks closed
Mon, Jan 11 Coming of Age Day
Thu, Feb 11 Foundation Day
Tue, Feb 23 Emperor's Birthday
Sun, Mar 21 Spring Equinox Day
Mon, Mar 22 Spring Equinox Day (substitute day)
Thu, Apr 29 Showa Day
Mon, May 3 Constitution Day
Tue, May 4 Greenery Day
Wed, May 5 Children's Day
Mon, Jul 19 Marine Day
Wed, Aug 11 Mountain Day
Mon, Sep 20 Respect-for-the-Aged Day
Thu, Sep 23 Autumnal Equinox Day
Mon, Oct 11 Sports Day
Wed, Nov 3 Culture Day
Tue, Nov 23 Labor Thanksgiving Day
Fri, Dec 31 New Year's Eve Banks closed
Other days in 2027
  • Mon, Nov 15 Seven-Five-Three Festival
  • Sat, Dec 25 Christmas Day

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Long weekends in 2026

  • Sat, Jan 10 – Mon, Jan 12: 3 days off · Coming of Age Day
  • Sat, Feb 21 – Mon, Feb 23: 3 days off · Emperor's Birthday
  • Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22: 3 days off · Spring Equinox Day
  • Sat, May 2 – Wed, May 6: 5 days off · Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day, Constitution Day (substitute day)
  • Sat, Jul 18 – Mon, Jul 20: 3 days off · Marine Day
  • Sat, Sep 19 – Wed, Sep 23: 5 days off · Respect-for-the-Aged Day, Citizens' Holiday, Autumnal Equinox Day
  • Sat, Oct 10 – Mon, Oct 12: 3 days off · Sports Day
  • Sat, Nov 21 – Mon, Nov 23: 3 days off · Labor Thanksgiving Day

Bridge days in 2026

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's Day
  • Take Mon, Aug 10 off: 4 days off, Sat, Aug 8 – Tue, Aug 11 · Mountain Day
  • Take Mon, Nov 2 off: 4 days off, Sat, Oct 31 – Tue, Nov 3 · Culture Day

Long weekends in 2027

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3: 3 days off · New Year's Day
  • Sat, Jan 9 – Mon, Jan 11: 3 days off · Coming of Age Day
  • Sat, Mar 20 – Mon, Mar 22: 3 days off · Spring Equinox Day, Spring Equinox Day (substitute day)
  • Sat, May 1 – Wed, May 5: 5 days off · Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
  • Sat, Jul 17 – Mon, Jul 19: 3 days off · Marine Day
  • Sat, Sep 18 – Mon, Sep 20: 3 days off · Respect-for-the-Aged Day
  • Sat, Oct 9 – Mon, Oct 11: 3 days off · Sports Day

Bridge days in 2027

  • Take Fri, Feb 12 off: 4 days off, Thu, Feb 11 – Sun, Feb 14 · Foundation Day
  • Take Mon, Feb 22 off: 4 days off, Sat, Feb 20 – Tue, Feb 23 · Emperor's Birthday
  • Take Fri, Apr 30 off: 7 days off, Thu, Apr 29 – Wed, May 5 · Showa Day, Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
  • Take Fri, Sep 24 off: 4 days off, Thu, Sep 23 – Sun, Sep 26 · Autumnal Equinox Day
  • Take Mon, Nov 22 off: 4 days off, Sat, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 23 · Labor Thanksgiving Day

The dates are worked out from the rules of date-holidays, an open-source holiday database built from Wikipedia’s articles. The lists on this page are shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 3.0. A holiday announced for one year only may be missing: check your government’s or employer’s list before you book.

Days marked “banks closed” close banks and many offices and shops, but aren’t days off by law.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are there in Japan in 2026?

17: New Year's Day, Coming of Age Day, Foundation Day, Emperor's Birthday, Spring Equinox Day, Showa Day, Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day, Marine Day, Mountain Day, Respect-for-the-Aged Day, Citizens' Holiday, Autumnal Equinox Day, Sports Day, Culture Day, Labor Thanksgiving Day.

What is a bridge day?

A workday between a holiday and a weekend. One day of leave taken there gives you four or more days off in a row; the list above shows each one.

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