Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: September 10, 2026
The 2028 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 246 eigyo-bi across the year on the national-only count.
2028 shukujitsu calendar
Date
Day
Holiday
Notes
Jan 1
Saturday (weekend)
New Year's Day
New Year's Day on Saturday January 1 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
Jan 10
Monday
Coming of Age Day
Coming of Age Day on Monday January 10 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Feb 11
Friday
National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day on Friday February 11 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Feb 23
Wednesday
Emperor's Birthday
Emperor's Birthday on Wednesday February 23 falls mid-week, with at least two working days between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend on each side.
Mar 20
Monday
Vernal Equinox Day
Vernal Equinox Day on Monday March 20 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Apr 29
Saturday (weekend)
Showa Day
Showa Day on Saturday April 29 falls in the Saturday-Sunday weekend, so this entry takes no working day out of the count.
May 3
Wednesday
Constitution Memorial Day
Constitution Memorial Day on Wednesday May 3 is joined to the Saturday-Sunday weekend by the holidays after it, with no working day in between.
May 4
Thursday
Greenery Day
Greenery Day on Thursday May 4 is joined to the Saturday-Sunday weekend by the holiday after it, with no working day in between.
May 5
Friday
Children's Day
Children's Day on Friday May 5 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Jul 17
Monday
Marine Day
Marine Day on Monday July 17 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Aug 11
Friday
Mountain Day
Mountain Day on Friday August 11 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Sep 18
Monday
Respect for the Aged Day
Respect for the Aged Day on Monday September 18 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Sep 22
Friday
Autumnal Equinox Day
Autumnal Equinox Day on Friday September 22 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Oct 9
Monday
Sports Day
Sports Day on Monday October 9 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Nov 3
Friday
Culture Day
Culture Day on Friday November 3 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
Nov 23
Thursday
Labor Thanksgiving Day
Labor Thanksgiving Day on Thursday November 23 leaves Friday November 24 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
2028 year summary
Total days
366
Weekend days
106
National and substitute holidays on weekdays
14
Working days
246
The 2 weekend dates in 2028 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 2028 Japan holiday calendar?
16 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed in 2028. Of those, 14 fall on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.
How many eigyo-bi does Japan have in 2028?
Japan has 246 eigyo-bi in 2028 on the national-only count, after subtracting 106 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 2028 shukujitsu dates fall on a weekday?
14 of the 16 dates in the 2028 Japan holiday table fall on a weekday and reduce the eigyo-bi count: Coming of Age Day (Monday, January 10); National Foundation Day (Friday, February 11); Emperor's Birthday (Wednesday, February 23); Vernal Equinox Day (Monday, March 20); Constitution Memorial Day (Wednesday, May 3); Greenery Day (Thursday, May 4); Children's Day (Friday, May 5); Marine Day (Monday, July 17); Mountain Day (Friday, August 11); Respect for the Aged Day (Monday, September 18); Autumnal Equinox Day (Friday, September 22); Sports Day (Monday, October 9); Culture Day (Friday, November 3); Labor Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 23).
Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?
2 of the 2028 dates fall on a weekend: New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1; Showa Day on Saturday, April 29. Each is listed on its calendar date, and none of those entries takes a working day out of the count.