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Japan Public Holidays 2023

See also: 2023 public holidays in APEC, Asia, OECD and worldwide.

This page contains the list of Japan 2023 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Japan official public holidays in 2023 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Jan Sunday New Year's Day
Jan Monday New Year's Day Holiday
Jan Tuesday New Year's Holiday banks government
Jan Monday Coming of Age Day
Feb Saturday Foundation Day
Feb Thursday Emperor's Birthday
Mar Tuesday Vernal Equinox
Apr Saturday Showa Day
May Wednesday Constitution Day
May Thursday Greenery Day
May Friday Children's Day
July Monday Marine Day
Aug Friday Mountain Day
Sep Monday Respect for the Aged Day
Sep Saturday Autumnal Equinox
Oct Monday Sports Day
Nov Friday Culture Day
Nov Thursday Labor Thanksgiving Day
Dec Friday New Year's Holiday government

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Recent Japan Public Holidays News and Updates


Below is a list of recent news and updates related to Japan public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).

Global Holidays Observed in Japan (beta)


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Japan, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2019-2029).

Japan Background Information and Links