Public holidays in Japan, 2025
Japan has 19 public holidays in 2025. 15 fall on a working day and 4 on a weekend — which is the number that decides how many days off you actually get.
19 of 19 holidays
- 01 01 元日 Wednesday
- 13 01 成人の日 Monday
- 11 02 建国記念の日 Tuesday
- 23 02 天皇誕生日 Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 24 02 天皇誕生日 (振替休日) Monday
- 20 03 春分の日 Thursday
- 29 04 昭和の日 Tuesday
- 03 05 憲法記念日 Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 04 05 みどりの日 Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 05 05 こどもの日 Monday
- 06 05 みどりの日 (振替休日) Tuesday
- 21 07 海の日 Monday
- 11 08 山の日 Monday
- 15 09 敬老の日 Monday
- 23 09 秋分の日 Tuesday
- 13 10 スポーツの日 Monday
- 03 11 文化の日 Monday
- 23 11 勤労感謝の日 Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 24 11 勤労感謝の日 (振替休日) Monday
2025 at a glance
Every day of the year. Filled squares are public holidays; the pale ones are weekends. A holiday touching a weekend is a long one.
Holidays you have, and days off you get
These are the two different questions this page answers. A country can have a long list of public holidays and still give you fewer days away from work than a neighbour with a shorter list, purely because of which weekday they fall on. Only some countries substitute a weekday when a holiday lands on a weekend; where they do not, the holiday simply passes.
FAQ
How many public holidays does Japan have in 2025?
19, of which 15 fall on a working day and 4 on a weekend.
Why does it matter which fall on a weekend?
Because a holiday on a Saturday is a holiday you do not get. 4 of Japan's land on one, and most countries do not move them.