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Public holidays in Japan in 2027
Japan has 20 public holidays in 2027, 17 of them on working days, leaving 244 working days. 8 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan 2027 | Saturday | January 2nd (bank holiday) |
| 3 Jan 2027 | Sunday | January 3rd (bank holiday) |
| 11 Jan 2027 | Monday | Coming of Age Day |
| 11 Feb 2027 | Thursday | Foundation Day |
| 23 Feb 2027 | Tuesday | Emperor's Birthday |
| 21 Mar 2027 | Sunday | Spring Equinox Day |
| 22 Mar 2027 | Monday | Spring Equinox Day (substitute day) |
| 29 Apr 2027 | Thursday | Showa Day |
| 3 May 2027 | Monday | Constitution Day |
| 4 May 2027 | Tuesday | Greenery Day |
| 5 May 2027 | Wednesday | Children's Day |
| 19 Jul 2027 | Monday | Marine Day |
| 11 Aug 2027 | Wednesday | Mountain Day |
| 20 Sept 2027 | Monday | Respect-for-the-Aged Day |
| 23 Sept 2027 | Thursday | Autumnal Equinox Day |
| 11 Oct 2027 | Monday | Sports Day |
| 3 Nov 2027 | Wednesday | Culture Day |
| 23 Nov 2027 | Tuesday | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
| 31 Dec 2027 | Friday | New Year's Eve (bank holiday) |
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Long weekends in Japan, 2027
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2027 – 4 Jan 2027: book Monday 4 Jan 2027 (New Year's Day, January 2nd, January 3rd)
- 8 Jan 2027 – 11 Jan 2027: book Friday 8 Jan 2027 (Coming of Age Day)
- 11 Feb 2027 – 14 Feb 2027: book Friday 12 Feb 2027 (Foundation Day)
- 20 Feb 2027 – 23 Feb 2027: book Monday 22 Feb 2027 (Emperor's Birthday)
- 19 Mar 2027 – 22 Mar 2027: book Friday 19 Mar 2027 (Spring Equinox Day, Spring Equinox Day (substitute day))
- 29 Apr 2027 – 5 May 2027: book Friday 30 Apr 2027 (Showa Day, Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day)
- 16 Jul 2027 – 19 Jul 2027: book Friday 16 Jul 2027 (Marine Day)
- 10 Aug 2027 – 11 Aug 2027: book Tuesday 10 Aug 2027 (Mountain Day)
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