| Date | Holiday | Comment |
January 1
(Sunday) | New Year's Day | |
January 2
(Monday) | New Year's Day (moved forward to Monday) | |
January 9
(Monday) | Coming of Age Day (Seijin no hi) | |
January 9
(Monday) | winter holiday (end) | |
February 11
(Saturday) | Founding of the Nation Day (Kenkoku kinen no hi) | National Day |
February 17
(Friday) | mid-term holiday (beginning) | |
March 5
(Monday) | mid-term holiday (end) | |
March 20
(Tuesday) | Start of Spring - Vernal Equinox (Shumbun no hi ) | Religious - Shinto |
March 24
(Saturday) | spring holiday (beginning) | |
April 9
(Monday) | spring holiday (end) | |
April 30
(Monday) | Showa Day | |
May 3
(Thursday) | Constitution Day (Kenpo Kinenbi) | |
May 4
(Friday) | Day of Nature (Midori no hi) | |
May 5
(Saturday) | Children's Day (Kodomo no hi) | |
July 16
(Monday) | Navy Day (Umi no hi) | |
July 27
(Friday) | summer holiday (beginning) | |
July 27
(Friday) | summer holiday (beginning) | |
August 27
(Monday) | summer holiday (end) | |
August 27
(Monday) | summer holiday (end) | |
September 17
(Monday) | Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro no hi) | |
September 22
(Saturday) | Fall Equinox (Shubun no hi ) | Religious - Shinto |
October 5
(Friday) | fall holiday (beginning) | |
October 5
(Friday) | fall holiday (beginning) | |
October 8
(Monday) | Physical Fitness Day (Taiiku no hi ) | |
October 11
(Thursday) | fall holiday (end) | |
October 11
(Thursday) | fall holiday (end) | |
November 3
(Saturday) | National Culture Day (Bunka-no-hi) | |
November 23
(Friday) | Labour Thanksgiving Day (Kinro Kansha no hi) | |
December 24
(Monday) | winter holiday (beginning) | |
December 24
(Monday) | Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjobi) | |
