This page lists all 32 public holidays for Japan held in the site's holiday data file, data/holidays.json, which is generated from the date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country. Coverage runs 2026-01-01 to 2027-11-23. Dates are the source file's own dates, and each holiday's local-language name is printed exactly as the file records it. Each date and name appears once, in ascending date order.

Holiday data as of 2026-08-04 · source: date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country · country code JP.

Date	Holiday	Local name
2026-01-01	New Year's Day	元日
2026-01-12	Coming of Age Day	成人の日
2026-02-11	Foundation Day	建国記念の日
2026-02-23	The Emperor's Birthday	天皇誕生日
2026-03-20	Vernal Equinox Day	春分の日
2026-04-29	Shōwa Day	昭和の日
2026-05-04	Greenery Day	みどりの日
2026-05-05	Children's Day	こどもの日
2026-05-06	Constitution Memorial Day	憲法記念日
2026-07-20	Marine Day	海の日
2026-08-11	Mountain Day	山の日
2026-09-21	Respect for the Aged Day	敬老の日
2026-09-23	Autumnal Equinox Day	秋分の日
2026-10-12	Sports Day	スポーツの日
2026-11-03	Culture Day	文化の日
2026-11-23	Labour Thanksgiving Day	勤労感謝の日
2027-01-01	New Year's Day	元日
2027-01-11	Coming of Age Day	成人の日
2027-02-11	Foundation Day	建国記念の日
2027-02-23	The Emperor's Birthday	天皇誕生日
2027-03-21	Vernal Equinox Day	春分の日
2027-04-29	Shōwa Day	昭和の日
2027-05-03	Constitution Memorial Day	憲法記念日
2027-05-04	Greenery Day	みどりの日
2027-05-05	Children's Day	こどもの日
2027-07-19	Marine Day	海の日
2027-08-11	Mountain Day	山の日
2027-09-20	Respect for the Aged Day	敬老の日
2027-09-23	Autumnal Equinox Day	秋分の日
2027-10-11	Sports Day	スポーツの日
2027-11-03	Culture Day	文化の日
2027-11-23	Labour Thanksgiving Day	勤労感謝の日

Time zone reference for this country: Time in Japan.

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