Japan Holidays 2028
All public holidays, festivals and observances in Japan for 2028
Total holidays
33
Public holidays
20
Long weekends
11
Next holiday
New Year's Day
Sat, Jan 1
Japan holidays 2028
Showing 33 of 33 holidays
- Jan1Sat
New Year's Day
Saturday, January 1, 2028in 426 days
- Jan1Sat
January 1 Bank Holiday
Saturday, January 1, 2028
- Jan2Sun
January 2 Bank Holiday
Sunday, January 2, 2028
- Jan3Mon
January 3 Bank Holiday
Monday, January 3, 2028
- Jan10Mon
Coming of Age Day
Monday, January 10, 2028
- Feb3Thu
Setsubun
Thursday, February 3, 2028
- Feb11Fri
National Foundation Day
Friday, February 11, 2028
- Feb14Mon
Valentine's Day
Monday, February 14, 2028
- Feb23Wed
Emperor's Birthday
Wednesday, February 23, 2028
- Mar3Fri
Dolls' Festival/Girls' Festival
Friday, March 3, 2028
- Mar20Mon
Spring Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2028
- Mar20Mon
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2028
- Apr29Sat
Shōwa Day
Saturday, April 29, 2028
- May3Wed
Constitution Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 3, 2028
- May4Thu
Greenery Day
Thursday, May 4, 2028
- May5Fri
Children's Day
Friday, May 5, 2028
- May14Sun
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 14, 2028
- Jun21Wed
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 21, 2028
- Jul7Fri
Star Festival
Friday, July 7, 2028
- Jul17MonLearn more
Monday, July 17, 2028
- Aug6SunLearn more
Sunday, August 6, 2028
- Aug9WedLearn more
Wednesday, August 9, 2028
- Aug11FriLearn more
Friday, August 11, 2028
- Sep18MonLearn more
Monday, September 18, 2028
- Sep22FriLearn more
Friday, September 22, 2028
- Sep22FriLearn more
Friday, September 22, 2028
- Oct9MonLearn more
Monday, October 9, 2028
- Nov3FriLearn more
Friday, November 3, 2028
- Nov15Wed
7-5-3 Day
Wednesday, November 15, 2028
- Nov23Thu
Labor Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 23, 2028
- Dec21Thu
December Solstice
Thursday, December 21, 2028
- Dec25Mon
Christmas
Monday, December 25, 2028
- Dec31Sun
December 31 Bank Holiday
Sunday, December 31, 2028
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Japan. However, some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Frequently asked questions
How many holidays are there in Japan in 2028?
There are 20 public holidays and 33 holidays and observances in total in Japan in 2028. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays
How do I add Japan holidays to my calendar?
Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export → Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.
How to retrieve the Japan holidays list via API?
Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=JP&year=2028 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
country: 'JP',
year: '2028'
});curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=JP&year=2028" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"