Public Holidays in Japan 2028

There are 16 Japanese public holidays in 2028. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 106 weekend days.

The Japanese public holidays in 2028 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), Coming of Age Day (Monday, January 10), National Foundation Day (Friday, February 11), Emperor's Birthday (Wednesday, February 23), Vernal Equinox Day (Monday, March 20), Shōwa Day (Saturday, April 29), Constitution Memorial Day (Wednesday, May 3), Greenery Day (Thursday, May 4), Children's Day (Friday, May 5), Marine Day (Monday, July 17), Mountain Day (Friday, August 11), Respect for the Aged Day (Monday, September 18), Autumnal Equinox Day (Friday, September 22), Sports Day (Monday, October 9), Culture Day (Friday, November 3) and Labour Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 23).

There are 10 long weekends of three days or more in 2028: Jan 8–Jan 10 (3 days, Coming of Age Day); Feb 11–Feb 13 (3 days, National Foundation Day); Mar 18–Mar 20 (3 days, Vernal Equinox Day); May 3–May 7 (5 days, Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day); Jul 15–Jul 17 (3 days, Marine Day); Aug 11–Aug 13 (3 days, Mountain Day); Sep 16–Sep 18 (3 days, Respect for the Aged Day); Sep 22–Sep 24 (3 days, Autumnal Equinox Day); Oct 7–Oct 9 (3 days, Sports Day); Nov 3–Nov 5 (3 days, Culture 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.