{
  "country": "Japan",
  "code": "JP",
  "year": 2024,
  "scope": "national",
  "weekend": [
    5,
    6
  ],
  "weekend_days": [
    "Saturday",
    "Sunday"
  ],
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    "calendar_days": 366
  },
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    },
    {
      "date": "2024-01-08",
      "name": "Coming of Age Day",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-02-11",
      "name": "Foundation Day",
      "weekday": "Sunday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-02-12",
      "name": "Substitute Holiday",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-02-23",
      "name": "Emperor's Birthday",
      "weekday": "Friday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-03-20",
      "name": "Vernal Equinox Day",
      "weekday": "Wednesday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-04-29",
      "name": "Showa Day",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-05-03",
      "name": "Constitution Day",
      "weekday": "Friday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-05-04",
      "name": "Greenery Day",
      "weekday": "Saturday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-05-05",
      "name": "Children's Day",
      "weekday": "Sunday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-05-06",
      "name": "Substitute Holiday",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-07-15",
      "name": "Marine Day",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-08-11",
      "name": "Mountain Day",
      "weekday": "Sunday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-08-12",
      "name": "Substitute Holiday",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-09-16",
      "name": "Respect for the Aged Day",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-09-22",
      "name": "Autumnal Equinox Day",
      "weekday": "Sunday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-09-23",
      "name": "Substitute Holiday",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-10-14",
      "name": "Sports Day",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-11-03",
      "name": "Culture Day",
      "weekday": "Sunday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-11-04",
      "name": "Substitute Holiday",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-11-23",
      "name": "Labor Thanksgiving Day",
      "weekday": "Saturday"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "January",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 8,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 2,
      "working_days": 21
    },
    {
      "month": 2,
      "name": "February",
      "calendar_days": 29,
      "weekend_days": 8,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 2,
      "working_days": 19
    },
    {
      "month": 3,
      "name": "March",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 10,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 1,
      "working_days": 20
    },
    {
      "month": 4,
      "name": "April",
      "calendar_days": 30,
      "weekend_days": 8,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 1,
      "working_days": 21
    },
    {
      "month": 5,
      "name": "May",
      "calendar_days": 31,
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      "working_days": 21
    },
    {
      "month": 6,
      "name": "June",
      "calendar_days": 30,
      "weekend_days": 10,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 0,
      "working_days": 20
    },
    {
      "month": 7,
      "name": "July",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 8,
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      "working_days": 22
    },
    {
      "month": 8,
      "name": "August",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 9,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 1,
      "working_days": 21
    },
    {
      "month": 9,
      "name": "September",
      "calendar_days": 30,
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      "working_days": 19
    },
    {
      "month": 10,
      "name": "October",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 8,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 1,
      "working_days": 22
    },
    {
      "month": 11,
      "name": "November",
      "calendar_days": 30,
      "weekend_days": 9,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 1,
      "working_days": 20
    },
    {
      "month": 12,
      "name": "December",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 9,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 0,
      "working_days": 22
    }
  ],
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    {
      "start": "2023-12-30",
      "end": "2024-01-01",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "New Year's Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-01-06",
      "end": "2024-01-08",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Coming of Age Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-02-10",
      "end": "2024-02-12",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Foundation Day",
        "Substitute Holiday"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-02-23",
      "end": "2024-02-25",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Emperor's Birthday"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-04-27",
      "end": "2024-04-29",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Showa Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-05-03",
      "end": "2024-05-06",
      "days": 4,
      "holidays": [
        "Constitution Day",
        "Greenery Day",
        "Children's Day",
        "Substitute Holiday"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-07-13",
      "end": "2024-07-15",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Marine Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-08-10",
      "end": "2024-08-12",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Mountain Day",
        "Substitute Holiday"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-09-14",
      "end": "2024-09-16",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Respect for the Aged Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-09-21",
      "end": "2024-09-23",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Autumnal Equinox Day",
        "Substitute Holiday"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-10-12",
      "end": "2024-10-14",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Sports Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2024-11-02",
      "end": "2024-11-04",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Culture Day",
        "Substitute Holiday"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "bridge_days": [],
  "working_weekend_days": [],
  "note": "When a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the next weekday becomes a substitute holiday; a weekday squeezed between two holidays is also a day off. Both cases are included in the list.",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "OpenWorkdays, generated from python-holidays",
  "dataset": "holidays 0.103",
  "url": "https://openworkdays.com/japan/2024/",
  "generated": "2026-09-04"
}