Japanese Public Holidays
Pick a year to see every Japanese national holiday, substitute holiday and citizens' holiday — computed from the actual holiday-law rules, not a lookup table. Long weekends (3+ days) are extracted automatically, with a countdown to the next holiday. Covers 2000–2099. Everything runs in your browser.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
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Future years are projections based on current law. The equinox holidays are officially fixed in February of the preceding year.
Japanese public holidays in 2026 and 2027
Japanese holidays follow the Holiday Law rather than a fixed list: some fall on the 2nd or 3rd Monday, the equinoxes are astronomical, a holiday landing on Sunday creates a substitute holiday, and a weekday flanked by two holidays becomes a citizens' holiday. The tool above covers any year from 2000 to 2099 and highlights long weekends.
2026
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Jan 1 (Thu) | New Year's Day 元日 |
| Jan 12 (Mon) | Coming of Age Day 成人の日 |
| Feb 11 (Wed) | National Foundation Day 建国記念の日 |
| Feb 23 (Mon) | The Emperor's Birthday 天皇誕生日 |
| Mar 20 (Fri) | Vernal Equinox Day 春分の日 |
| Apr 29 (Wed) | Showa Day 昭和の日 |
| May 3 (Sun) | Constitution Memorial Day 憲法記念日 |
| May 4 (Mon) | Greenery Day みどりの日 |
| May 5 (Tue) | Children's Day こどもの日 |
| May 6 (Wed) | Substitute Holiday 振替休日 |
| Jul 20 (Mon) | Marine Day 海の日 |
| Aug 11 (Tue) | Mountain Day 山の日 |
| Sep 21 (Mon) | Respect for the Aged Day 敬老の日 |
| Sep 22 (Tue) | Citizens' Holiday 国民の休日 |
| Sep 23 (Wed) | Autumnal Equinox Day 秋分の日 |
| Oct 12 (Mon) | Sports Day スポーツの日 |
| Nov 3 (Tue) | Culture Day 文化の日 |
| Nov 23 (Mon) | Labor Thanksgiving Day 勤労感謝の日 |
2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Jan 1 (Fri) | New Year's Day 元日 |
| Jan 11 (Mon) | Coming of Age Day 成人の日 |
| Feb 11 (Thu) | National Foundation Day 建国記念の日 |
| Feb 23 (Tue) | The Emperor's Birthday 天皇誕生日 |
| Mar 21 (Sun) | Vernal Equinox Day 春分の日 |
| Mar 22 (Mon) | Substitute Holiday 振替休日 |
| Apr 29 (Thu) | Showa Day 昭和の日 |
| May 3 (Mon) | Constitution Memorial Day 憲法記念日 |
| May 4 (Tue) | Greenery Day みどりの日 |
| May 5 (Wed) | Children's Day こどもの日 |
| Jul 19 (Mon) | Marine Day 海の日 |
| Aug 11 (Wed) | Mountain Day 山の日 |
| Sep 20 (Mon) | Respect for the Aged Day 敬老の日 |
| Sep 23 (Thu) | Autumnal Equinox Day 秋分の日 |
| Oct 11 (Mon) | Sports Day スポーツの日 |
| Nov 3 (Wed) | Culture Day 文化の日 |
| Nov 23 (Tue) | Labor Thanksgiving Day 勤労感謝の日 |
How to use
Enter a year (or step with the Prev / Next buttons) to list that year's holidays. They are computed from the rules of Japan's holiday law rather than a built-in table, so any year from 2000 to 2099 works. Stretches of 3 or more days off (weekends joined with holidays) are extracted automatically, and if you are viewing the current year you also get a countdown to the next holiday. "Copy list" exports everything as text.
Japan's public holiday system
Japan has 16 national holidays a year — among the most of any country — and they shape travel like nothing else: trains, flights and hotels fill up and prices spike around them. The famous cluster is Golden Week (late April to early May), when four holidays land within a week. Several holidays follow the "Happy Monday" system: they are pinned to a Monday (e.g. Coming of Age Day = 2nd Monday of January) to create guaranteed three-day weekends. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the next non-holiday day becomes a substitute holiday; and a lone weekday squeezed between two holidays becomes a citizens' holiday — the rare alignment that produces "Silver Week" in September. Note that Obon (mid-August) and the New Year break (Dec 29–Jan 3) are not legal holidays, even though much of the country is off. If you are planning a trip to Japan, checking this calendar first is genuinely worth it — either to ride the festive mood or to dodge the crowds.
Example
In September 2026, the 19th (Sat) through the 23rd (Wed) form a 5-day break: Sunday the 20th, Respect for the Aged Day on the 21st, a citizens' holiday on the 22nd and Autumnal Equinox Day on the 23rd. This "Silver Week" alignment only happens every few years — this tool spots it instantly.
Related tools
To count working days excluding these holidays, try the Japan Business Days Calculator; for a child's 7-5-3 festival years, see the Shichi-Go-San Year Calculator.