Japan Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Japan 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
1st JanuaryThursdayJanuary 1 Bank HolidayBank holiday
2nd JanuaryFridayJanuary 2 Bank HolidayBank holiday
3rd JanuarySaturdayJanuary 3 Bank HolidayBank holiday
12th JanuaryMondayComing of Age DayNational Holiday
3rd FebruaryTuesdaySetsubunObservance
11th FebruaryWednesdayNational Foundation DayNational Holiday
14th FebruarySaturdayValentine's DayObservance
23rd FebruaryMondayEmperor's BirthdayNational Holiday
3rd MarchTuesdayDolls' Festival/Girls' FestivalObservance
20th MarchFridaySpring EquinoxNational Holiday
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
29th AprilWednesdayShōwa DayNational Holiday
3rd MaySundayConstitution Memorial DayNational Holiday
4th MayMondayGreenery DayNational Holiday
5th MayTuesdayChildren's DayNational Holiday
6th MayWednesdayConstitution Memorial Day observedNational Holiday
10th MaySundayMother's DayObservance
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
7th JulyTuesdayStar FestivalObservance
20th JulyMondaySea DayNational Holiday
6th AugustThursdayHiroshima Memorial DayObservance
9th AugustSundayNagasaki Memorial DayObservance
11th AugustTuesdayMountain DayNational Holiday
21st SeptemberMondayRespect for the Aged DayNational Holiday
22nd SeptemberTuesdayBridge Public holidayNational Holiday
23rd SeptemberWednesdayAutumn EquinoxNational Holiday
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
12th OctoberMondaySports DayNational Holiday
3rd NovemberTuesdayCulture DayNational Holiday
15th NovemberSunday7-5-3 DayObservance
23rd NovemberMondayLabor Thanksgiving DayNational Holiday
22nd DecemberTuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
25th DecemberFridayChristmasObservance
31st DecemberThursdayDecember 31 Bank HolidayBank holiday
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Japan. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Japan this year in 2026?

There are 18 holidays in Japan in 2026

How to retrieve the Japan holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=JP&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Japan holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'JP', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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