Next public holiday in Japan
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Japan is Culture Day on , in 15 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
15days until the next holiday
2holiday dates left in 2026
2of them on weekdays
52working days left in 2026
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.
Upcoming public holidays in Japan
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Culture Day | 15 days | |
| Monday | Labor Thanksgiving Day | 35 days | |
| Friday | New Year's Day | 74 days | |
| Monday | Coming of Age Day | 84 days | |
| Thursday | Foundation Day | 115 days | |
| Tuesday | Emperor's Birthday | 127 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Vernal Equinox Day | 153 days | |
| Monday | Substitute Holiday | 154 days | |
| Thursday | Showa Day | 192 days | |
| Monday | Constitution Day | 196 days | |
| Tuesday | Greenery Day | 197 days | |
| Wednesday | Children's Day | 198 days | |
| Monday | Marine Day | 273 days | |
| Wednesday | Mountain Day | 296 days | |
| Monday | Respect for the Aged Day | 336 days | |
| Thursday | Autumnal Equinox Day | 339 days | |
| Monday | Sports Day | 357 days | |
| Wednesday | Culture Day | 380 days | |
| Tuesday | Labor Thanksgiving Day | 400 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Working days calculator for Japan
Next long weekend in Japan
- 3 daysSat 21 to Mon 23 November 2026Labor Thanksgiving Day
Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 2 November 2026 for Sat 31 October to Tue 3 November 2026Culture Day
Questions about the next holiday in Japan
- When is the next public holiday in Japan?
- Culture Day, on Tuesday 3 November 2026, 15 days after 19 October 2026. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 2 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 2 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in Japan?
- 52 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in Japan 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/jp.icsin Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. It holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and refreshes by itself.
Cite or reuse this data
The next public holiday in Japan after 19 October 2026 is Culture Day on 3 November 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/japan/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.