Japan Holiday Calendar — Instantly Check Any Date, Plus Streak Ranking
Instantly check whether any date in 2026 is a Japanese public holiday, including substitute and citizens' holidays — plus the longest holiday streaks and the story behind each one.
| Date | Holiday | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2026(Thu) | 元日 | 年のはじめを祝う |
| 1/12/2026(Mon) | 成人の日 | 大人になったことを自覚し、自ら生き抜こうとする青年を祝い励ます |
| 2/11/2026(Wed) | 建国記念の日 | 建国をしのび、国を愛する心を養う |
| 2/23/2026(Mon) | 天皇誕生日 | 天皇の誕生日を祝う |
| 3/20/2026(Fri) | 春分の日 | 自然をたたえ、生物をいつくしむ |
| 4/29/2026(Wed) | 昭和の日 | 激動の日々を経て、復興を遂げた昭和の時代を顧み、国の将来に思いをいたす |
| 5/3/2026(Sun) | 憲法記念日 | 日本国憲法の施行を記念し、国の成長を期する |
| 5/4/2026(Mon) | みどりの日 | 自然に親しむとともにその恩恵に感謝し、豊かな心をはぐくむ |
| 5/5/2026(Tue) | こどもの日 | こどもの人格を重んじ、こどもの幸福をはかるとともに、母に感謝する |
| 5/6/2026(Wed) | 振替休日 | |
| 7/20/2026(Mon) | 海の日 | 海の恩恵に感謝するとともに、海洋国日本の繁栄を願う |
| 8/11/2026(Tue) | 山の日 | 山に親しむ機会を得て、山の恩恵に感謝する |
| 9/21/2026(Mon) | 敬老の日 | 多年にわたり社会に尽くしてきた老人を敬愛し、長寿を祝う |
| 9/22/2026(Tue) | 国民の休日 | |
| 9/23/2026(Wed) | 秋分の日 | 祖先をうやまい、なくなった人々をしのぶ |
| 10/12/2026(Mon) | スポーツの日 | スポーツを楽しみ、他者を尊重する精神を培うとともに、健康で活力ある社会の実現を願う |
| 11/3/2026(Tue) | 文化の日 | 自由と平和を愛し、文化をすすめる |
| 11/23/2026(Mon) | 勤労感謝の日 | 勤労をたっとび、生産を祝い、国民たがいに感謝しあう |
2026 Consecutive Holiday Ranking Consecutive periods of weekends and public holidays (3+ days)
| Rank | Period | Days | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | 5/2(Sat)–5/6(Wed) | 5 days | Saturday・ 憲法記念日(Sun)・ みどりの日・ こどもの日・ 振替休日 |
| 🥇 | 9/19(Sat)–9/23(Wed) | 5 days | Saturday・ Sunday・ 敬老の日・ 国民の休日・ 秋分の日 |
| 🥉 | 1/10(Sat)–1/12(Mon) | 3 days | Saturday・ Sunday・ 成人の日 |
| 🥉 | 2/21(Sat)–2/23(Mon) | 3 days | Saturday・ Sunday・ 天皇誕生日 |
| 🥉 | 3/20(Fri)–3/22(Sun) | 3 days | 春分の日・ Saturday・ Sunday |
| 🥉 | 7/18(Sat)–7/20(Mon) | 3 days | Saturday・ Sunday・ 海の日 |
| 🥉 | 10/10(Sat)–10/12(Mon) | 3 days | Saturday・ Sunday・ スポーツの日 |
| 🥉 | 11/21(Sat)–11/23(Mon) | 3 days | Saturday・ Sunday・ 勤労感謝の日 |
2026 Calendar
Jan
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 元日 |
2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 成人の日 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Feb
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 建国記念の日 |
12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 天皇誕生日 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Mar
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 春分の日 |
21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
Apr
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 昭和の日 |
30 |
May
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 憲法記念日 |
4 みどりの日 |
5 こどもの日 |
6 振替休日 |
7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
Jun
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
Jul
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 海の日 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Aug
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 山の日 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
Sep
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 敬老の日 |
22 国民の休日 |
23 秋分の日 |
24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Oct
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 スポーツの日 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Nov
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 文化の日 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 勤労感謝の日 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
Dec
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Definition of Public Holidays
Article 1 of the Act on National Holidays states that the Japanese people, who ceaselessly seek freedom and peace, shall designate days on which the nation as a whole celebrates, expresses gratitude, or commemorates, naming these "National Holidays," in order to nurture beautiful customs and build a better society and richer lives.
Substitute Holiday Rules
Article 3 of the same Act states that when a National Holiday falls on a Sunday, the nearest non-holiday day after it becomes a holiday — this is the so-called Substitute Holiday (振替休日). Additionally, a non-holiday sandwiched between two National Holidays on either side also becomes a holiday, which is why years where Respect for the Aged Day and Autumnal Equinox Day are separated by one day result in a 5-day holiday known as Silver Week.
New Year's Eve and the First Three Days
Dec 31 through Jan 3, except for New Year's Day itself, are not official public holidays, but are observed as holidays by banks and most companies.
Tips & Notes on Japanese Holidays
- "Substitute Holiday" (振替休日) is the system where, when a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday (or the nearest subsequent non-holiday) becomes a holiday instead.
- "Citizens' Holiday" (国民の休日) is the system where a weekday sandwiched between two public holidays also becomes a holiday, which can create the extended Silver Week breaks.
- "Sports Day" was renamed from "Health and Sports Day" (体育の日) in 2020. "Mountain Day" (山の日) is a relatively new public holiday, established in 2016.
- Holiday schedules may change due to amendments to the law. Please check the Cabinet Office's official website for the latest information.
FAQ
Side Note — Japan's Public Holidays vs. the World — Many Holidays, Few Paid Vacations Taken
Japan has 16 statutory public holidays per year (since 2007), placing it among the higher counts in developed nations. The US has 11 federal holidays, the UK 8, and France 11. At the same time, Japan's paid vacation take-up rate has consistently ranked among the lowest in developed countries — a gap that public holidays are sometimes said to partially offset.
The "Happy Monday" system, introduced in the early 2000s, moved several holidays — Coming-of-Age Day, Marine Day, Respect for the Aged Day, and Health and Sports Day (now Sports Day) — to Mondays to create more 3-day weekends, with the aim of boosting tourism and consumer spending. As a result, "Health and Sports Day" (October 10), which had commemorated the opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, lost its fixed date.
Among the more recently established holidays is "Mountain Day" (山の日, established 2016). It was created in the spirit of "Marine Day" (海の日, established 1941) as a counterpart for mountains, but the choice of August 11 as the date attracted attention at the time since there was no particular historical reason behind it.