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Public holidays 2027 — Japan

Every public holiday with its day of the week, the long weekends of the year and the days of leave that give you the most time off. Switch the year or the country, print it or open it in Excel.

Year

Public holidays 2027 — Japan

16 days off on weekdays, 16 public holidays in total.

DateDayHoliday
January 1Friday元日New Year's Day
January 11Monday成人の日Coming of Age Day
February 11Thursday建国記念の日National Foundation Day
February 23Tuesday天皇誕生日Emperor's Birthday
March 21Sunday春分の日Vernal Equinox Day
March 22Monday春分の日Vernal Equinox Dayday off moved from the weekend
April 29Thursday昭和の日Showa Day
May 3Monday憲法記念日Constitution Memorial Day
May 4Tuesdayみどりの日Greenery Day
May 5Wednesdayこどもの日Children's Day
July 19Monday海の日Marine Day
August 11Wednesday山の日Mountain Day
September 20Monday敬老の日Respect for the Aged Day
September 23Thursday秋分の日Autumnal Equinox Day
October 11Mondayスポーツの日Sports Day
November 3Wednesday文化の日Culture Day
November 23Tuesday勤労感謝の日Labour Thanksgiving Day

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Long weekends and bridge days

  • Jan 1 – Jan 3: 3 days off, no leave needed
  • Jan 9 – Jan 11: 3 days off, no leave needed
  • Feb 11 – Feb 14: 4 days off for 1 day(s) of leaveFriday Feb 12
  • Feb 20 – Feb 23: 4 days off for 1 day(s) of leaveMonday Feb 22
  • Mar 20 – Mar 22: 3 days off, no leave needed
  • Apr 29 – May 5: 7 days off for 1 day(s) of leaveFriday Apr 30
  • May 1 – May 5: 5 days off, no leave needed
  • Jul 17 – Jul 19: 3 days off, no leave needed
  • Sep 18 – Sep 20: 3 days off, no leave needed
  • Sep 23 – Sep 26: 4 days off for 1 day(s) of leaveFriday Sep 24
  • Oct 9 – Oct 11: 3 days off, no leave needed
  • Nov 20 – Nov 23: 4 days off for 1 day(s) of leaveMonday Nov 22

Calendar 2027

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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October

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November

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December

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How we count

Fixed-date holidays come from each country's law; movable ones are counted from Easter Sunday (Orthodox Easter for Greece and Romania), or by rules such as “the last Monday of May”.

Where the law moves a holiday that falls on a weekend to a weekday (United Kingdom, United States, Japan), the moved day off is shown as well.

Long weekends are runs of three or more days off. A bridge is a working day you take as leave to join a holiday with the weekend; we show options with up to two days of leave that give at least two days off for each day taken.

Questions

Are all holidays days off?
Not always. Some countries have official holidays that are working days — they are marked in the list. Regional holidays apply only where the region has them.
What is a bridge day?
A working day between a holiday and the weekend. Taking it as leave turns, for example, a Thursday holiday into four days off.
Is the list official?
It is worked out from the law, linked below. Governments sometimes add one-off days off — check the official source for your employer's rules.

Sources: www8.cao.go.jp, eco.mtk.nao.ac.jp · 10/21/2026