Japan public holidays 2028

Japan 2028

The calendar above is already set to Japan holidays for 2028, 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 16 public holidays

DateDayHoliday
January 1SaturdayNew Year's Day
January 10MondayComing of Age Day
February 11FridayFoundation Day
February 23WednesdayThe Emperor's Birthday
March 20MondayVernal Equinox Day
April 29SaturdayShōwa Day
May 3WednesdayConstitution Memorial Day
May 4ThursdayGreenery Day
May 5FridayChildren's Day
July 17MondayMarine Day
August 11FridayMountain Day
September 18MondayRespect for the Aged Day
September 22FridayAutumnal Equinox Day
October 9MondaySports Day
November 3FridayCulture Day
November 23ThursdayLabour 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 2028

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 8 – January 103Coming of Age Day
February 11 – February 133Foundation Day
March 18 – March 203Vernal Equinox Day
May 3 – May 75Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
July 15 – July 173Marine Day
August 11 – August 133Mountain Day
September 16 – September 183Respect for the Aged Day
September 22 – September 243Autumnal Equinox Day
October 7 – October 93Sports Day
November 3 – November 53Culture Day

Holidays that fall at a weekend

2 holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2028, and Japan does not shift them to a weekday:

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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