Japan public holidays 2029

Japan 2029

The calendar above is already set to Japan holidays for 2029, 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 1MondayNew Year's Day
January 8MondayComing of Age Day
February 12MondayFoundation Day
February 23FridayThe Emperor's Birthday
March 20TuesdayVernal Equinox Day
April 30MondayShōwa Day
May 3ThursdayConstitution Memorial Day
May 4FridayGreenery Day
May 5SaturdayChildren's Day
July 16MondayMarine Day
August 11SaturdayMountain Day
September 17MondayRespect for the Aged Day
September 23SundayAutumnal Equinox Day
September 24MondaySubstitute Holiday
October 8MondaySports Day
November 3SaturdayCulture Day
November 23FridayLabour 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 2029

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 6 – January 83Coming of Age Day
February 10 – February 123Foundation Day
February 23 – February 253The Emperor's Birthday
April 28 – April 303Shōwa Day
May 3 – May 64Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
July 14 – July 163Marine Day
September 15 – September 173Respect for the Aged Day
September 22 – September 243Autumnal Equinox Day, Substitute Holiday
October 6 – October 83Sports Day
November 23 – November 253Labour Thanksgiving Day

Holidays that fall at a weekend

4 holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2029, 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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