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    Japan working days and public holidays 2026

    Japan, 2026: 245 working days and 1960 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 16 national public holidays, 16 of them on working days.

    Japan 2026 at a glance

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    Working days
    245
    Standard hours
    1960
    Free days
    120
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    16
    Free days from holidays
    16
    Holidays on weekends
    0

    Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 203 working days of 2026 have passed and 42 are left.

    Public holidays 2026

    January

    • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (元日)
    • 12 Jan Monday Coming of Age Day (成人の日)

    February

    • 11 Feb Wednesday Foundation Day (建国記念の日)
    • 23 Feb Monday The Emperor's Birthday (天皇誕生日)

    March

    • 20 Mar Friday Vernal Equinox Day (春分の日)

    April

    • 29 Apr Wednesday Shōwa Day (昭和の日)

    May

    • 4 May Monday Greenery Day (みどりの日)
    • 5 May Tuesday Children's Day (こどもの日)
    • 6 May Wednesday Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日)

    July

    • 20 Jul Monday Marine Day (海の日)

    August

    • 11 Aug Tuesday Mountain Day (山の日)

    September

    • 21 Sept Monday Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日)
    • 23 Sept Wednesday Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日)

    October

    • 12 Oct Monday Sports Day (スポーツの日)

    November

    • 3 Nov Tuesday Culture Day (文化の日) Next
    • 23 Nov Monday Labour Thanksgiving Day (勤労感謝の日)

    Working days and hours by month 2026

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (元日), 12 Jan Coming of Age Day (成人の日) 20 160
    February 11 Feb Foundation Day (建国記念の日), 23 Feb The Emperor's Birthday (天皇誕生日) 18 144
    March 20 Mar Vernal Equinox Day (春分の日) 21 168
    April 29 Apr Shōwa Day (昭和の日) 21 168
    May 4 May Greenery Day (みどりの日), 5 May Children's Day (こどもの日), 6 May Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日) 18 144
    June 22 176
    July 20 Jul Marine Day (海の日) 22 176
    August 11 Aug Mountain Day (山の日) 20 160
    September 21 Sep Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日), 23 Sep Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日) 20 160
    October 12 Oct Sports Day (スポーツの日) 21 168
    November 3 Nov Culture Day (文化の日), 23 Nov Labour Thanksgiving Day (勤労感謝の日) 19 152
    December 23 184
    Total 245 1960

    How it works?

    This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

    Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

    Frequently asked questions

    What counts as a working day?

    A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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    What is a shortened workday?

    Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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    Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

    If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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    How are annual working hours calculated?

    Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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