🇯🇵 Japan public holidays 2028
Japan has 16 public holidays in 2028. 4 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 8, 2028 – January 10, 20283 daysComing of Age Day
- February 11, 2028 – February 13, 20283 daysNational Foundation Day
- March 18, 2028 – March 20, 20283 daysVernal Equinox Day
- May 3, 2028 – May 7, 20285 daysConstitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day
- July 15, 2028 – July 17, 20283 daysMarine Day
- August 11, 2028 – August 13, 20283 daysMountain Day
- September 16, 2028 – September 18, 20283 daysRespect for the Aged Day
- September 22, 2028 – September 24, 20283 daysAutumnal Equinox Day
- October 7, 2028 – October 9, 20283 daysSports Day
- November 3, 2028 – November 5, 20283 daysCulture Day
- December 29, 2028 – January 3, 20296 daysYear-End and New Year HolidaysDiscretionary day off
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2028 | New Year's DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| January 10, 2028 | Coming of Age Day | Public holiday |
| February 11, 2028 | National Foundation DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| February 23, 2028 | The Emperor's Birthday | Public holiday |
| March 20, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Vernal Equinox DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| April 29, 2028 | Shōwa DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 3, 2028 | Constitution Memorial Day | Public holiday |
| May 4, 2028 | Greenery DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 5, 2028 | Children's DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| July 17, 2028 | Marine Day | Public holiday |
| August 11, 2028 | Mountain Day | Public holiday |
| September 18, 2028 | Respect for the Aged DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| September 22, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Autumnal Equinox DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| October 9, 2028 | Sports Day | Public holiday |
| November 3, 2028 | Culture Day | Public holiday |
| November 23, 2028 | Labor Thanksgiving DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| December 29, 2028 – January 3, 2029 | Year-End and New Year Holidays | Discretionary day off |
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