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Japan Public Holidays 2026

See also: 2026 public holidays in APEC, Asia, OECD and worldwide.

This page contains the list of Japan 2026 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Japan public holidays in 2026 is:


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

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Global Holidays Observed in Japan


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 (2024-2034).

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