Japan public holidays 2026

Japan 2026

The calendar above is already set to Japan holidays for 2026, ready to download as a PDF. Below is the full list, the weekday each holiday falls on, and the long weekends they create.

How holidays work in Japan

All 17 public holidays

DateDayHoliday
January 1ThursdayNew Year's Day
January 12MondayComing of Age Day
February 11WednesdayFoundation Day
February 23MondayThe Emperor's Birthday
March 20FridayVernal Equinox Day
April 29WednesdayShōwa Day
May 4MondayGreenery Day
May 5TuesdayChildren's Day
May 6WednesdayConstitution Memorial Day
July 20MondayMarine Day
August 11TuesdayMountain Day
September 21MondayRespect for the Aged Day
September 22TuesdayCitizens' Holiday
September 23WednesdayAutumnal Equinox Day
October 12MondaySports Day
November 3TuesdayCulture Day
November 23MondayLabour Thanksgiving Day

These are the dates as officially observed. Where a country moves a day off because the holiday itself falls at a weekend, the moved date is the one shown, which is why a date here can differ from the traditional one.

Long weekends in 2026

Stretches of three or more days off in a row, counting weekends and nationwide public holidays together. Holidays that apply only to some regions are left out, since they would not give most people the day off.

DatesDaysBecause of
January 10 – January 123Coming of Age Day
February 21 – February 233The Emperor's Birthday
March 20 – March 223Vernal Equinox Day
May 2 – May 65Greenery Day, Children's Day, Constitution Memorial Day
July 18 – July 203Marine Day
September 19 – September 235Respect for the Aged Day, Citizens' Holiday, Autumnal Equinox Day
October 10 – October 123Sports Day
November 21 – November 233Labour Thanksgiving Day

Print it

The generator at the top of this page marks every holiday listed here. The calendar language is a separate setting, so you can print Japan holidays with month names in any of 58 languages — or switch the holidays off and keep a plain calendar.

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