Public Holidays in Japan 1983

There are 15 Japanese public holidays in 1983. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Japanese public holidays in 1983 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), Coming of Age Day (Monday, January 10), National Foundation Day (Friday, February 11), Vernal Equinox Day (Monday, March 21), Shōwa Day (Friday, April 29), Constitution Memorial Day (Tuesday, May 3), Greenery Day (Wednesday, May 4), Children's Day (Thursday, May 5), Marine Day (Monday, July 18), Mountain Day (Thursday, August 11), Respect for the Aged Day (Monday, September 19), Autumnal Equinox Day (Friday, September 23), Sports Day (Monday, October 10), Culture Day (Thursday, November 3) and Labour Thanksgiving Day (Wednesday, November 23).

There are 9 long weekends of three days or more in 1983: Jan 8–Jan 10 (3 days, Coming of Age Day); Feb 11–Feb 13 (3 days, National Foundation Day); Mar 19–Mar 21 (3 days, Vernal Equinox Day); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Shōwa Day); May 3–May 5 (3 days, Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day); Jul 16–Jul 18 (3 days, Marine Day); Sep 17–Sep 19 (3 days, Respect for the Aged Day); Sep 23–Sep 25 (3 days, Autumnal Equinox Day); Oct 8–Oct 10 (3 days, Sports Day).

The weekend in Japan is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

National holidays (国民の祝日). The equinox days are confirmed each February for the following year.