🇯🇵 Japan public holidays 2027
Japan has 17 public holidays in 2027. 3 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 5 days. A further 1 days are granted at administrative discretion.
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Who decides these days
Japan's sixteen national holidays are set out in Article 2 of the Act on National Holidays.
Two further days derive from them: a holiday falling on a Sunday makes the nearest following non-holiday a substitute holiday (Art. 3(2)), and a weekday caught between two holidays becomes one itself (Art. 3(3)).
The equinox days carry no date in law; computed by the National Astronomical Observatory, they are fixed by the gazette a year ahead.
Long weekends
- January 1, 2027 – January 3, 20273 daysNew Year's Day
- January 9, 2027 – January 11, 20273 daysComing of Age Day
- March 20, 2027 – March 22, 20273 daysVernal Equinox Day, Substitute Holiday
- May 1, 2027 – May 5, 20275 daysConstitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
- July 17, 2027 – July 19, 20273 daysMarine Day
- September 18, 2027 – September 20, 20273 daysRespect for the Aged Day
- October 9, 2027 – October 11, 20273 daysSports Day
- December 29, 2027 – January 3, 20286 daysYear-End and New Year HolidaysDiscretionary day off
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | New Year's DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| January 11, 2027 | Coming of Age Day | Public holiday |
| February 11, 2027 | National Foundation DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| February 23, 2027 | The Emperor's Birthday | Public holiday |
| March 21, 2027 | Vernal Equinox DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| March 22, 2027 | Substitute Holiday | Public holiday |
| April 29, 2027 | Shōwa DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 3, 2027 | Constitution Memorial Day | Public holiday |
| May 4, 2027 | Greenery DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 5, 2027 | Children's DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| July 19, 2027 | Marine Day | Public holiday |
| August 11, 2027 | Mountain Day | Public holiday |
| September 20, 2027 | Respect for the Aged DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| September 23, 2027 | Autumnal Equinox DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| October 11, 2027 | Sports Day | Public holiday |
| November 3, 2027 | Culture Day | Public holiday |
| November 23, 2027 | Labor Thanksgiving DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| December 29, 2027 – January 3, 2028 | Year-End and New Year Holidays | Discretionary day off |
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