Japan Public Holidays 2026
Japan has 17 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Labor Thanksgiving Day on 23 November 2026. One holiday moves this year: Constitution Day falls on 3 May 2026 but the day off is taken on Wednesday 6 May 2026. It is counted once, on the day observed.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day元日 | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Coming of Age Day成人の日 | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Foundation Day建国記念の日 | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Emperor's Birthday天皇誕生日 | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Spring Equinox Day春分の日 | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Showa Day昭和の日 | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Constitution Day憲法記念日 | in lieu of | Wednesday | Public holidayMoved |
| Greenery Dayみどりの日 | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Children's Dayこどもの日 | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Marine Day海の日 | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Mountain Day山の日 | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Respect-for-the-Aged Day敬老の日 | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Citizens' Holiday国民の休日 | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Autumnal Equinox Day秋分の日 | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Sports Dayスポーツの日 | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Culture Day文化の日 | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Labor Thanksgiving Day勤労感謝の日 | Monday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Japan entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Japan.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around May (3 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. None of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so every holiday adds a genuine weekday off. The table below lists every Japan public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. Regional and local observances are excluded, so what you see are the holidays recognised across Japan.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Japan have in 2026?
Japan has 17 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Labor Thanksgiving Day on 23 November 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Japan?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Japan in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Japan is on 1 January 2026.
Which 2026 holidays in Japan are moved to another day?
One is: Constitution Day, which falls on 3 May 2026 but is taken on Wednesday 6 May 2026. A moved holiday is one holiday with a shifted day off, not two holidays, so it is counted once here. Sites that list both the weekend date and its replacement report a higher total than the official calendar does.
Are regional holidays included for Japan?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Japan are listed separately on the Japan holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Japan holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Seven of the 17 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (set weekday of the month, equinox or solstice and substitute day), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Coming of Age Day on 12 January 2026, Spring Equinox Day on 20 March 2026 and Marine Day on 20 July 2026, plus 4 more.
How far ahead is the Japan calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan fixes the equinox dates for the following year in February, when the calendar is published in the official gazette, so anything past that is computed from the rules in force rather than read off an official list. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Japan.
Which Japan holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Japan holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Japan with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Japan
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Japan public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Japan 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.