Japan
Public holidays in Japan in 2026
The next public holiday in Japan is Culture Day on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, in 11 days. Japan has 17 public holidays in 2026; 16 fall on weekdays. One more weekday is a day off in place of holidays that fall on a weekend.
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
- Sat 10 Jan – Mon 12 Jan3 days off · Coming of Age Day
- Sat 21 Feb – Mon 23 Feb3 days off · Emperor's Birthday
- Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar3 days off · Spring Equinox Day
- Sat 2 May – Wed 6 May5 days off · Constitution Day, Greenery Day and Children's Day
- Sat 18 Jul – Mon 20 Jul3 days off · Marine Day
- Sat 19 Sept – Wed 23 Sept5 days off · Respect-for-the-Aged Day, Citizens' Holiday and Autumnal Equinox Day
- Sat 10 Oct – Mon 12 Oct3 days off · Sports Day
- Sat 21 Nov – Mon 23 Nov3 days off · Labor Thanksgiving Day
- Bridge day: take Fri 2 Jan off, and Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan is 4 days off in a row (New Year's Day).
- Bridge day: take Mon 10 Aug off, and Sat 8 Aug – Tue 11 Aug is 4 days off in a row (Mountain Day).
- Bridge day: take Mon 2 Nov off, and Sat 31 Oct – Tue 3 Nov is 4 days off in a row (Culture 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 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day元日 | Public holiday |
| Fri 2 Jan | January 2nd銀行休業日 | Banks and offices closed |
| Sat 3 Jan | January 3rd銀行休業日 | Banks and offices closed |
| Mon 12 Jan | Coming of Age Day成人の日 | Public holiday |
| Wed 11 Feb | Foundation Day建国記念の日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 23 Feb | Emperor's Birthday天皇誕生日 | Public holiday |
| Fri 20 Mar | Spring Equinox Day春分の日 | Public holiday |
| Wed 29 Apr | Showa Day昭和の日 | Public holiday |
| Sun 3 Mayon a weekend | Constitution Day憲法記念日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 4 May | Greenery Dayみどりの日 | Public holiday |
| Tue 5 May | Children's Dayこどもの日 | Public holiday |
| Wed 6 May | Constitution Day (substitute day)憲法記念日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 20 Jul | Marine Day海の日 | Public holiday |
| Tue 11 Aug | Mountain Day山の日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 21 Sept | Respect-for-the-Aged Day敬老の日 | Public holiday |
| Tue 22 Sept | Citizens' Holiday国民の休日 | Public holiday |
| Wed 23 Sept | Autumnal Equinox Day秋分の日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 12 Oct | Sports Dayスポーツの日 | Public holiday |
| Tue 3 Nov | Culture Day文化の日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 23 Nov | Labor Thanksgiving Day勤労感謝の日 | Public holiday |
| Thu 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.