Public Holidays in Japan 2028
Complete list of 21 public holidays and observances in Japan for 2028. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Spring Equinox DayMarch 20, 2026
Today 16 Public Holidays
246 Working Days
120 Days Off
10 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 | Sunday | January 2nd | Bank |
| Jan 3 | Monday | January 3rd | Bank |
| Jan 10 | Monday | Coming of Age Day | Public |
| Feb 11 | Friday | Foundation Day | Public |
| Feb 23 | Wednesday | Emperor's Birthday | Public |
| Mar 20 | Monday | Spring Equinox Day | Public |
| Apr 29 | Saturday | Showa Day | Public |
| May 3 | Wednesday | Constitution Day | Public |
| May 4 | Thursday | Greenery Day | Public |
| May 5 | Friday | Children's Day | Public |
| Jul 17 | Monday | Marine Day | Public |
| Aug 11 | Friday | Mountain Day | Public |
| Sep 18 | Monday | Respect-for-the-Aged Day | Public |
| Sep 22 | Friday | Autumnal Equinox Day | Public |
| Oct 9 | Monday | Sports Day | Public |
| Nov 3 | Friday | Culture Day | Public |
| Nov 15 | Wednesday | Seven-Five-Three Festival | Observance |
| Nov 23 | Thursday | Labor Thanksgiving Day | Public |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Observance |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Bank |
Long Weekends in 2028
Japan has 10 long weekends in 2028 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
May 3, 2028 — May 7, 2028 5 days
Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
January 8, 2028 — January 10, 2028 3 days
Coming of Age Day
February 11, 2028 — February 13, 2028 3 days
Foundation Day
March 18, 2028 — March 20, 2028 3 days
Spring Equinox Day
July 15, 2028 — July 17, 2028 3 days
Marine Day
August 11, 2028 — August 13, 2028 3 days
Mountain Day
September 16, 2028 — September 18, 2028 3 days
Respect-for-the-Aged Day
September 22, 2028 — September 24, 2028 3 days
Autumnal Equinox Day
October 7, 2028 — October 9, 2028 3 days
Sports Day
November 3, 2028 — November 5, 2028 3 days
Culture Day
Holidays by Month
Jan 2
Feb 2
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 0
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 2
Oct 1
Nov 2
Dec 0
Holiday Breakdown
14 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
2 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 | 29 |
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 |