Japan
Public holidays in Japan in 2021
Japan had 16 public holidays in 2021; 14 fall on weekdays. One more weekday is a day off in place of holidays that fall on a weekend.
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August
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2021
- Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan3 days off · New Year's Day
- Sat 9 Jan – Mon 11 Jan3 days off · Coming of Age Day
- Sat 1 May – Wed 5 May5 days off · Constitution Day, Greenery Day and Children's Day
- Thu 22 Jul – Sun 25 Jul4 days off · Marine Day and Sports Day
- Sat 7 Aug – Mon 9 Aug3 days off · Mountain Day
- Sat 18 Sept – Mon 20 Sept3 days off · Respect-for-the-Aged Day
- Bridge day: take Fri 12 Feb off, and Thu 11 Feb – Sun 14 Feb is 4 days off in a row (Foundation Day).
- Bridge day: take Mon 22 Feb off, and Sat 20 Feb – Tue 23 Feb is 4 days off in a row (Emperor's Birthday).
- Bridge day: take Fri 30 Apr off, and Thu 29 Apr – Wed 5 May is 7 days off in a row (Showa Day, Constitution Day, Greenery Day and Children's Day).
- Bridge day: take Fri 24 Sept off, and Thu 23 Sept – Sun 26 Sept is 4 days off in a row (Autumnal Equinox Day).
- Bridge day: take Mon 22 Nov off, and Sat 20 Nov – Tue 23 Nov is 4 days off in a row (Labor Thanksgiving Day).
Counted with the weekend in Japan (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.
All public holidays in Japan in 2021
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | New Year's Day元日 | Public holiday |
| Sat 2 Jan | January 2nd銀行休業日 | Banks and offices closed |
| Sun 3 Jan | January 3rd銀行休業日 | Banks and offices closed |
| Mon 11 Jan | Coming of Age Day成人の日 | Public holiday |
| Thu 11 Feb | Foundation Day建国記念の日 | Public holiday |
| Tue 23 Feb | Emperor's Birthday天皇誕生日 | Public holiday |
| Sat 20 Maron a weekend | Spring Equinox Day春分の日 | Public holiday |
| Thu 29 Apr | Showa Day昭和の日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 3 May | Constitution Day憲法記念日 | Public holiday |
| Tue 4 May | Greenery Dayみどりの日 | Public holiday |
| Wed 5 May | Children's Dayこどもの日 | Public holiday |
| Thu 22 Jul | Marine Day海の日 | Public holiday |
| Fri 23 Jul | Sports Dayスポーツの日 | Public holiday |
| Sun 8 Augon a weekend | Mountain Day山の日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 9 Aug | Mountain Day (substitute day)山の日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 20 Sept | Respect-for-the-Aged Day敬老の日 | Public holiday |
| Thu 23 Sept | Autumnal Equinox Day秋分の日 | Public holiday |
| Wed 3 Nov | Culture Day文化の日 | Public holiday |
| Tue 23 Nov | Labor Thanksgiving Day勤労感謝の日 | Public holiday |
| Fri 31 Dec | New Year's Eve大晦日 | Banks and offices closed |
Good to know
- Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked against the official list from 内閣府.
- Where a holiday falls on a weekend and the law gives the day off on another day, that day is listed as a substitute day.
- Days marked “banks and offices closed” aren’t public holidays, but banks and many offices close.
- A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.