National Holidays in Japan 2026

Japan normally has 16 national holidays in a year, but next year is special, with 17. Japan has a rule that when a working day falls between two holidays, the in between day becomes a holiday too! In 2026, this rule makes a bonus holiday in September, which is called Silver Week, the counterpart to Golden Week in the spring. This will be the third time ever for Silver Week, after 2009 and 2015. 

Below are the holidays for 2026.  When the normal holiday falls on Sunday, it is observed on Monday. Next year Constitutional Memorial day is observed on Wednesday because Monday and Tuesday are already other holidays. Isn’t Japan great?