Japan public holidays 2027

Japan 2027

The calendar above is already set to Japan holidays for 2027, 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 1FridayNew Year's Day
January 11MondayComing of Age Day
February 11ThursdayFoundation Day
February 23TuesdayThe Emperor's Birthday
March 21SundayVernal Equinox Day
March 22MondaySubstitute Holiday
April 29ThursdayShōwa Day
May 3MondayConstitution Memorial Day
May 4TuesdayGreenery Day
May 5WednesdayChildren's Day
July 19MondayMarine Day
August 11WednesdayMountain Day
September 20MondayRespect for the Aged Day
September 23ThursdayAutumnal Equinox Day
October 11MondaySports Day
November 3WednesdayCulture Day
November 23TuesdayLabour 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 2027

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 1 – January 33New Year's Day
January 9 – January 113Coming of Age Day
March 20 – March 223Vernal Equinox Day, Substitute Holiday
May 1 – May 55Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
July 17 – July 193Marine Day
September 18 – September 203Respect for the Aged Day
October 9 – October 113Sports Day

Holidays that fall at a weekend

One holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday in 2027, and the day off is carried to a weekday — the substitute dates are in the table above:

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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