Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Japan and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
12 Jan	Mon	Coming of Age Day
11 Feb	Wed	National Foundation Day
23 Feb	Mon	The Emperor's Birthday
20 Mar	Fri	Vernal Equinox Day
29 Apr	Wed	Shōwa Day
3 May	Sun	Constitution Memorial Day
4 May	Mon	Greenery Day
5 May	Tue	Children's Day
6 May	Wed	Constitution Memorial Day Holiday
20 Jul	Mon	Marine Day
11 Aug	Tue	Mountain Day
21 Sep	Mon	Respect for the Aged Day
22 Sep	Tue	Bridge Holiday
23 Sep	Wed	Autumnal Equinox Day
12 Oct	Mon	Health and Sports Day
3 Nov	Tue	Culture Day
23 Nov	Mon	Labour Thanksgiving Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
11 Jan	Mon	Coming of Age Day
11 Feb	Thu	National Foundation Day
23 Feb	Tue	The Emperor's Birthday
21 Mar	Sun	Vernal Equinox Day
22 Mar	Mon	Vernal Equinox Day Holiday
29 Apr	Thu	Shōwa Day
3 May	Mon	Constitution Memorial Day
4 May	Tue	Greenery Day
5 May	Wed	Children's Day
19 Jul	Mon	Marine Day
11 Aug	Wed	Mountain Day
20 Sep	Mon	Respect for the Aged Day
23 Sep	Thu	Autumnal Equinox Day
11 Oct	Mon	Health and Sports Day
3 Nov	Wed	Culture Day
23 Nov	Tue	Labour Thanksgiving Day
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2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
10 Jan	Mon	Coming of Age Day
11 Feb	Fri	National Foundation Day
23 Feb	Wed	The Emperor's Birthday
20 Mar	Mon	Vernal Equinox Day
29 Apr	Sat	Shōwa Day
3 May	Wed	Constitution Memorial Day
4 May	Thu	Greenery Day
5 May	Fri	Children's Day
17 Jul	Mon	Marine Day
11 Aug	Fri	Mountain Day
18 Sep	Mon	Respect for the Aged Day
22 Sep	Fri	Autumnal Equinox Day
9 Oct	Mon	Health and Sports Day
3 Nov	Fri	Culture Day
23 Nov	Thu	Labour Thanksgiving Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

The Golden Week is known to be one of Japan’s busiest holiday seasons as there are four national holidays within one week. The national holidays that make up the Golden Week are Shōwa Day (29 April), Constitution Memorial Day (3 May), Greenery Day (4 May) and Children’s Day (5 May).

Similarly, the term Silver Week is used to make up the consecutive holidays in September. The first Silver Week occurred in 2009 where Japanese get to enjoy a five-day holiday.

Unlike the Golden Week which occurs annually, Silver Week occurs every 5-7 years. The national holidays that make up the Silver Week are Respect for the Aged Day (September), Autumnal Equinox (23 September) and Kokumin nokyūjitsu, known also as Citizen’s Holiday, which is an extra holiday between the 2 national holidays.