Japan Holidays in 2025

List of public holidays in Japan 2025 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryWednesdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
1st JanuaryWednesdayJanuary 1 Bank HolidayBank holiday
2nd JanuaryThursdayJanuary 2 Bank HolidayBank holiday
3rd JanuaryFridayJanuary 3 Bank HolidayBank holiday
13th JanuaryMondayComing of Age DayNational Holiday
2nd FebruarySundaySetsubunObservance
11th FebruaryTuesdayNational Foundation DayNational Holiday
14th FebruaryFridayValentine's DayObservance
23rd FebruarySundayEmperor's BirthdayNational Holiday
24th FebruaryMondayEmperor's Birthday observedNational Holiday
3rd MarchMondayDolls' Festival/Girls' FestivalObservance
20th MarchThursdaySpring EquinoxNational Holiday
20th MarchThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason
29th AprilTuesdayShōwa DayNational Holiday
3rd MaySaturdayConstitution Memorial DayNational Holiday
4th MaySundayGreenery DayNational Holiday
5th MayMondayChildren's DayNational Holiday
6th MayTuesdayGreenery Day observedNational Holiday
11th MaySundayMother's DayObservance
21st JuneSaturdayJune SolsticeSeason
7th JulyMondayStar FestivalObservance
21st JulyMondaySea DayNational Holiday
6th AugustWednesdayHiroshima Memorial DayObservance
9th AugustSaturdayNagasaki Memorial DayObservance
11th AugustMondayMountain DayNational Holiday
15th SeptemberMondayRespect for the Aged DayNational Holiday
23rd SeptemberTuesdayAutumn EquinoxNational Holiday
23rd SeptemberTuesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
13th OctoberMondaySports DayNational Holiday
3rd NovemberMondayCulture DayNational Holiday
15th NovemberSaturday7-5-3 DayObservance
23rd NovemberSundayLabor Thanksgiving DayNational Holiday
24th NovemberMondayLabor Thanksgiving Day observedNational Holiday
22nd DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
25th DecemberThursdayChristmasObservance
31st DecemberWednesdayDecember 31 Bank HolidayBank holiday
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Japan. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Japan this year in 2025?

There are 19 holidays in Japan in 2025

How to retrieve the Japan holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=JP&year=2025 API to retrieve this list of Japan holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'JP', year: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);
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