Public Holidays in Japan 2026

Complete list of 23 public holidays and observances in Japan for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Spring Equinox DayMarch 20, 2026

Today

18 Public Holidays

244 Working Days

121 Days Off

8 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Jan 2	Friday	January 2nd	Bank
Jan 3	Saturday	January 3rd	Bank
Jan 12	Monday	Coming of Age Day	Public
Feb 11	Wednesday	Foundation Day	Public
Feb 23	Monday	Emperor's Birthday	Public
Mar 20	Friday	Spring Equinox Day	Public
Apr 29	Wednesday	Showa Day	Public
May 3	Sunday	Constitution Day	Public
May 4	Monday	Greenery Day	Public
May 5	Tuesday	Children's Day	Public
May 6	Wednesday	Constitution Day (substitute day)	Public
Jul 20	Monday	Marine Day	Public
Aug 11	Tuesday	Mountain Day	Public
Sep 21	Monday	Respect-for-the-Aged Day	Public
Sep 22	Tuesday	Citizens' Holiday	Public
Sep 23	Wednesday	Autumnal Equinox Day	Public
Oct 12	Monday	Sports Day	Public
Nov 3	Tuesday	Culture Day	Public
Nov 15	Sunday	Seven-Five-Three Festival	Observance
Nov 23	Monday	Labor Thanksgiving Day	Public
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Observance
Dec 31	Thursday	New Year's Eve	Bank

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Long Weekends in 2026

Japan has 8 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

May 2, 2026 — May 6, 2026 5 days

Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day, Constitution Day (substitute day)

September 19, 2026 — September 23, 2026 5 days

Respect-for-the-Aged Day, Citizens' Holiday, Autumnal Equinox Day

January 10, 2026 — January 12, 2026 3 days

Coming of Age Day

February 21, 2026 — February 23, 2026 3 days

Emperor's Birthday

March 20, 2026 — March 22, 2026 3 days

Spring Equinox Day

July 18, 2026 — July 20, 2026 3 days

Marine Day

October 10, 2026 — October 12, 2026 3 days

Sports Day

November 21, 2026 — November 23, 2026 3 days

Labor Thanksgiving Day

Holidays by Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

17 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

1 On Weekends

Already non-working days

2 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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