Public/bank holidays for Japan

Use the public holiday lookup tool below to help prepare your business plan for the forthcoming year ahead.

To help your business prepare for 2026, we have put together the following tool to ensure you have all public holidays covered within your business. Whilst most people look forward to planning their leave, for company leaders it can be a logistical challenge to planning your staff leave and work holiday calendar. Legally, whilst you don't have to grant public holidays as additional leave, as employers, you have the choice whether to include Bank Holidays in staff allowances or offer them as extra days off.

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Within Japan, there are 16 public holidays days for 2026. Using WhosOffice, you can quickly import these public holidays into your account and decide whether staff members take them as extra days off, or, are just listed as information only days. See first-hand how our online shift planner can help your business, book your free demo today.

Feel free to directly link to this page for easier access to public holidays for your country using the links below:


Japan public holidays for this year


Japan public holidays for next year

Japan public holidays for 2026


01/Jan/2026
New Year's Day
2026-01-01 New Year's Day New Year's Day Japan
Japan
12/Jan/2026
Coming of Age Day
2026-01-12 Coming of Age Day Coming of Age Day Japan
Japan
11/Feb/2026
Foundation Day
2026-02-11 Foundation Day Foundation Day Japan
Japan
23/Feb/2026
The Emperor's Birthday
2026-02-23 The Emperor's Birthday The Emperor's Birthday Japan
Japan
20/Mar/2026
Vernal Equinox Day
2026-03-20 Vernal Equinox Day Vernal Equinox Day Japan
Japan
29/Apr/2026
Showa Day
2026-04-29 Showa Day Showa Day Japan
Japan
03/May/2026
Constitution Memorial Day
2026-05-03 Constitution Memorial Day Constitution Memorial Day Japan
Japan
04/May/2026
Greenery Day
2026-05-04 Greenery Day Greenery Day Japan
Japan
05/May/2026
Children's Day
2026-05-05 Children's Day Children's Day Japan
Japan
20/Jul/2026
Marine Day
2026-07-20 Marine Day Marine Day Japan
Japan
11/Aug/2026
Mountain Day
2026-08-11 Mountain Day Mountain Day Japan
Japan
21/Sep/2026
Respect-for-the-Aged Day
2026-09-21 Respect-for-the-Aged Day Respect-for-the-Aged Day Japan
Japan
23/Sep/2026
Autumnal Equinox Day
2026-09-23 Autumnal Equinox Day Autumnal Equinox Day Japan
Japan
12/Oct/2026
Health and Sports Day
2026-10-12 Health and Sports Day Health and Sports Day Japan
Japan
03/Nov/2026
Culture Day
2026-11-03 Culture Day Culture Day Japan
Japan
23/Nov/2026
Labour Thanksgiving Day
2026-11-23 Labour Thanksgiving Day Labour Thanksgiving Day Japan
Japan

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