Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: September 10, 2026
The 2024 Japan holiday table below lists 16 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed. 14 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend, leaving 248 eigyo-bi across the year on the national-only count. A date is not always a holiday of its own: 5 are marked observed or additional, the day a holiday was moved to or a further day granted with it.
2024 shukujitsu calendar
Date
Day
Holiday
Notes
Jan 1
Monday
New Year's Day
New Year's Day on Monday January 1 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Jan 8
Monday
Coming of Age Day
Coming of Age Day on Monday January 8 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Feb 12
Monday
National Foundation Day (observed)
National Foundation Day (observed) on Monday February 12 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Feb 23
Friday
Emperor's Birthday
Emperor's Birthday on Friday February 23 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Mar 20
Wednesday
Vernal Equinox Day
Vernal Equinox Day on Wednesday March 20 falls mid-week, with at least two working days between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend on each side.
Apr 29
Monday
Showa Day
Showa Day on Monday April 29 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 3
Friday
Constitution Memorial Day
Constitution Memorial Day on Friday May 3 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 4
Saturday (weekend)
Greenery Day
Greenery Day on Saturday May 4 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
May 6
Monday
Children's Day (observed)
Children's Day (observed) on Monday May 6 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Jul 15
Monday
Marine Day
Marine Day on Monday July 15 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Aug 12
Monday
Mountain Day (observed)
Mountain Day (observed) on Monday August 12 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Sep 16
Monday
Respect for the Aged Day
Respect for the Aged Day on Monday September 16 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Sep 23
Monday
Autumnal Equinox Day (observed)
Autumnal Equinox Day (observed) on Monday September 23 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Oct 14
Monday
Sports Day
Sports Day on Monday October 14 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Nov 4
Monday
Culture Day (observed)
Culture Day (observed) on Monday November 4 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Nov 23
Saturday (weekend)
Labor Thanksgiving Day
Labor Thanksgiving Day on Saturday November 23 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
2024 year summary
Total days
366
Weekend days
104
National and substitute holidays on weekdays
14
Working days
248
The 2 weekend dates in 2024 fall on a Saturday or Sunday, days the count already excludes, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 14 weekday dates. Japan observes 16 national holidays (kokumin no shukujitsu) under the Act on National Holidays, and two further kinds of holiday follow from it automatically: a furikae kyujitsu (substitute holiday) on the next day that is not itself a national holiday, when a national holiday falls on a Sunday, and a holiday on a day that is not a national holiday but whose preceding day and following day both are (Article 3(3); the table names it Citizens' Holiday).
Local festivals and prefecture-specific commemoration days are not in this national set, and Obon in mid-August is not a national holiday at all. The year-end break is partly set in law: article 5 of the Order for Enforcement of the Banking Act makes 31 December to 3 January bank holidays, and of those four days only 1 January is a national holiday. This calendar counts the national holidays and the substitute and Citizens' Holidays that follow from them, so the other bank-holiday dates stay working days here; add them under Advanced options for a count that follows the banks.
How many dates are on the 2024 Japan holiday calendar?
16 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed in 2024. Of those, 14 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend. A date is not always a holiday of its own: 5 are marked observed or additional, the day a holiday was moved to or a further day granted with it. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.
How many eigyo-bi does Japan have in 2024?
Japan has 248 eigyo-bi in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 14 weekday-falling shukujitsu. This is the national count: it uses only the dates in the table above, so a holiday kept only in one region or by one sector is not in it.
Which 2024 shukujitsu dates fall on a weekday?
14 of the 16 dates in the 2024 Japan holiday table fall on a weekday and reduce the eigyo-bi count: New Year's Day (Monday, January 1); Coming of Age Day (Monday, January 8); National Foundation Day (observed) (Monday, February 12); Emperor's Birthday (Friday, February 23); Vernal Equinox Day (Wednesday, March 20); Showa Day (Monday, April 29); Constitution Memorial Day (Friday, May 3); Children's Day (observed) (Monday, May 6); Marine Day (Monday, July 15); Mountain Day (observed) (Monday, August 12); Respect for the Aged Day (Monday, September 16); Autumnal Equinox Day (observed) (Monday, September 23); Sports Day (Monday, October 14); Culture Day (observed) (Monday, November 4).
Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?
2 of the 2024 dates fall on a weekend: Greenery Day on Saturday, May 4; Labor Thanksgiving Day on Saturday, November 23. Each is listed on its calendar date, and none of those entries takes a working day out of the count.