Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: September 10, 2026
The 2025 Japan holiday table below lists 16 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed. 15 fall on a weekday and 1 lands on a weekend, leaving 246 eigyo-bi across the year on the national-only count. A date is not always a holiday of its own: 3 are marked observed or additional, the day a holiday was moved to or a further day granted with it.
2025 shukujitsu calendar
Date
Day
Holiday
Notes
Jan 1
Wednesday
New Year's Day
New Year's Day on Wednesday January 1 falls mid-week, with at least two working days between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend on each side.
Jan 13
Monday
Coming of Age Day
Coming of Age Day on Monday January 13 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Feb 11
Tuesday
National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day on Tuesday February 11 leaves Monday February 10 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
Feb 24
Monday
Emperor's Birthday (observed)
Emperor's Birthday (observed) on Monday February 24 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Mar 20
Thursday
Vernal Equinox Day
Vernal Equinox Day on Thursday March 20 leaves Friday March 21 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
Apr 29
Tuesday
Showa Day
Showa Day on Tuesday April 29 leaves Monday April 28 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
May 3
Saturday (weekend)
Constitution Memorial Day
Constitution Memorial Day on Saturday May 3 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
May 5
Monday
Children's Day
Children's Day on Monday May 5 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 6
Tuesday
Greenery Day (observed)
Greenery Day (observed) on Tuesday May 6 is joined to the Saturday-Sunday weekend by the holiday before it, with no working day in between.
Jul 21
Monday
Marine Day
Marine Day on Monday July 21 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Aug 11
Monday
Mountain Day
Mountain Day on Monday August 11 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Sep 15
Monday
Respect for the Aged Day
Respect for the Aged Day on Monday September 15 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Sep 23
Tuesday
Autumnal Equinox Day
Autumnal Equinox Day on Tuesday September 23 leaves Monday September 22 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
Oct 13
Monday
Sports Day
Sports Day on Monday October 13 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Nov 3
Monday
Culture Day
Culture Day on Monday November 3 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Nov 24
Monday
Labor Thanksgiving Day (observed)
Labor Thanksgiving Day (observed) on Monday November 24 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
2025 year summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
National and substitute holidays on weekdays
15
Working days
246
The 1 weekend date in 2025 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a day the count already excludes, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 15 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 2025 Japan holiday calendar?
16 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed in 2025. Of those, 15 fall on a weekday and 1 lands on a weekend. A date is not always a holiday of its own: 3 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 2025?
Japan has 246 eigyo-bi in 2025 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 15 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 2025 shukujitsu dates fall on a weekday?
15 of the 16 dates in the 2025 Japan holiday table fall on a weekday and reduce the eigyo-bi count: New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1); Coming of Age Day (Monday, January 13); National Foundation Day (Tuesday, February 11); Emperor's Birthday (observed) (Monday, February 24); Vernal Equinox Day (Thursday, March 20); Showa Day (Tuesday, April 29); Children's Day (Monday, May 5); Greenery Day (observed) (Tuesday, May 6); Marine Day (Monday, July 21); Mountain Day (Monday, August 11); Respect for the Aged Day (Monday, September 15); Autumnal Equinox Day (Tuesday, September 23); Sports Day (Monday, October 13); Culture Day (Monday, November 3); Labor Thanksgiving Day (observed) (Monday, November 24).
Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?
1 of the 2025 dates falls on a weekend: Constitution Memorial Day on Saturday, May 3. Each is listed on its calendar date, and none of those entries takes a working day out of the count.