Public holidays in Japan 2028
Japan has 16 public holidays in 2028. 14 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 246 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
14weekday days off
246working days in 2028
106weekend 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 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Coming of Age Day | |
| Friday | Foundation Day | |
| Wednesday | Emperor's Birthday | |
| Monday | Vernal Equinox Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Showa Day | |
| Wednesday | Constitution Day | |
| Thursday | Greenery Day | |
| Friday | Children's Day | |
| Monday | Marine Day | |
| Friday | Mountain Day | |
| Monday | Respect for the Aged Day | |
| Friday | Autumnal Equinox Day | |
| Monday | Sports Day | |
| Friday | Culture Day | |
| Thursday | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 14 | 246 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 8 to Mon 10 January 2028Coming of Age Day
- 3 daysFri 11 to Sun 13 February 2028Foundation Day
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 March 2028Vernal Equinox Day
- 5 daysWed 3 to Sun 7 May 2028Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 July 2028Marine Day
- 3 daysFri 11 to Sun 13 August 2028Mountain Day
- 3 daysSat 16 to Mon 18 September 2028Respect for the Aged Day
- 3 daysFri 22 to Sun 24 September 2028Autumnal Equinox Day
- 3 daysSat 7 to Mon 9 October 2028Sports Day
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 November 2028Culture Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 24 November 2028 for Thu 23 to Sun 26 November 2028Labor Thanksgiving Day
Questions about 2028 in Japan
- How many working days are there in Japan in 2028?
- 246 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Japan have in 2028?
- 16 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Showa Day (29 April 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Japan 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Japan has 16 public holidays and 246 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/japan/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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