Public holidays in Japan 2024
Japan has 21 public holidays in 2024. 14 fall on a weekday and 7 on the weekend, which leaves 248 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
21public holidays
14weekday days off
248working days in 2024
104weekend days
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.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Coming of Age Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Foundation Day | |
| Monday | Substitute Holiday | |
| Friday | Emperor's Birthday | |
| Wednesday | Vernal Equinox Day | |
| Monday | Showa Day | |
| Friday | Constitution Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Greenery Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Children's Day | |
| Monday | Substitute Holiday | |
| Monday | Marine Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Mountain Day | |
| Monday | Substitute Holiday | |
| Monday | Respect for the Aged Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Autumnal Equinox Day | |
| Monday | Substitute Holiday | |
| Monday | Sports Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Culture Day | |
| Monday | Substitute Holiday | |
| Saturday weekend | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 14 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 6 to Mon 8 January 2024Coming of Age Day
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 February 2024Foundation Day, Substitute Holiday
- 3 daysFri 23 to Sun 25 February 2024Emperor's Birthday
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 April 2024Showa Day
- 4 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 May 2024Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day, Substitute Holiday
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 July 2024Marine Day
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 August 2024Mountain Day, Substitute Holiday
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 September 2024Respect for the Aged Day
- 3 daysSat 21 to Mon 23 September 2024Autumnal Equinox Day, Substitute Holiday
- 3 daysSat 12 to Mon 14 October 2024Sports Day
- 3 daysSat 2 to Mon 4 November 2024Culture Day, Substitute Holiday
Questions about 2024 in Japan
- How many working days are there in Japan in 2024?
- 248 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Japan have in 2024?
- 21 public holidays. 7 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Foundation Day (11 February 2024), Greenery Day (4 May 2024), Children's Day (5 May 2024), Mountain Day (11 August 2024), Autumnal Equinox Day (22 September 2024), Culture Day (3 November 2024), Labor Thanksgiving Day (23 November 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Japan?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Japan 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Japan has 21 public holidays and 248 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/japan/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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