Public holidays in Japan 2025
Japan has 19 public holidays in 2025. 15 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 246 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
19public holidays
15weekday days off
246working days in 2025
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 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Coming of Age Day | |
| Tuesday | Foundation Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Emperor's Birthday | |
| Monday | Substitute Holiday | |
| Thursday | Vernal Equinox Day | |
| Tuesday | Showa Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Constitution Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Greenery Day | |
| Monday | Children's Day | |
| Tuesday | Substitute Holiday | |
| Monday | Marine Day | |
| Monday | Mountain Day | |
| Monday | Respect for the Aged Day | |
| Tuesday | Autumnal Equinox Day | |
| Monday | Sports Day | |
| Monday | Culture Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Labor Thanksgiving Day | |
| Monday | Substitute Holiday |
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 15 | 246 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 11 to Mon 13 January 2025Coming of Age Day
- 3 daysSat 22 to Mon 24 February 2025Emperor's Birthday, Substitute Holiday
- 4 daysSat 3 to Tue 6 May 2025Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day, Substitute Holiday
- 3 daysSat 19 to Mon 21 July 2025Marine Day
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 August 2025Mountain Day
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 September 2025Respect for the Aged Day
- 3 daysSat 11 to Mon 13 October 2025Sports Day
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 November 2025Culture Day
- 3 daysSat 22 to Mon 24 November 2025Labor Thanksgiving Day, Substitute Holiday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 10 February 2025 for Sat 8 to Tue 11 February 2025Foundation Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 21 March 2025 for Thu 20 to Sun 23 March 2025Vernal Equinox Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 28 April 2025 for Sat 26 to Tue 29 April 2025Showa Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 22 September 2025 for Sat 20 to Tue 23 September 2025Autumnal Equinox Day
Questions about 2025 in Japan
- How many working days are there in Japan in 2025?
- 246 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 15 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Japan have in 2025?
- 19 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Emperor's Birthday (23 February 2025), Constitution Day (3 May 2025), Greenery Day (4 May 2025), Labor Thanksgiving Day (23 November 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Japan 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Japan has 19 public holidays and 246 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/japan/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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