Holidays in Japan 2024
Japan observes 16 shukujitsu in 2024. 14 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend, leaving 248 eigyo-bi across the year on the national-only count.
2024 shukujitsu calendar
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day |
| Jan 8 | Monday | Coming of Age Day |
| Feb 12 | Monday | National Foundation Day (observed) |
| Feb 23 | Friday | Emperor's Birthday |
| Mar 20 | Wednesday | Vernal Equinox Day |
| Apr 29 | Monday | Showa Day |
| May 3 | Friday | Constitution Memorial Day |
| May 4 | Saturday (weekend) | Greenery Day |
| May 6 | Monday | Children's Day (observed) |
| Jul 15 | Monday | Marine Day |
| Aug 12 | Monday | Mountain Day (observed) |
| Sep 16 | Monday | Respect for the Aged Day |
| Sep 23 | Monday | Autumnal Equinox Day (observed) |
| Oct 14 | Monday | Sports Day |
| Nov 4 | Monday | Culture Day (observed) |
| Nov 23 | Saturday (weekend) | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
2024 year summary
Total days
366
Weekend days
104
Shukujitsu on weekdays
14
Eigyo-bi
248
The 2 weekend-falling shukujitsu in 2024 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 14 weekday-falling entries. Japan observes 16 statutory kokumin no shukujitsu plus furikae kyujitsu (substitute holidays) and kokumin no kyujitsu (Citizens' Holidays) that fall automatically when a non-holiday weekday is sandwiched between two holidays.
Holidays not included
Local festivals and prefecture-specific commemoration days are not in this national set. Many companies grant additional discretionary holidays around Obon (mid-August) and the New Year break (December 29 to January 3) under collective agreements rather than statute. These extended closures are reflected in banking practice but not in the formal shukujitsu list.