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Japan public holidays 2027 add up to 17 days off: 16 national holidays plus one substitute holiday on Monday 22 March, according to the Cabinet Office list. The days that matter most for travellers are Golden Week (Saturday 1 to Wednesday 5 May), Obon in mid-August, the New Year break, and seven long weekends of three days or more, when trains and hotels fill fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below: the official list, every long weekend, Golden Week day by day, New Year closures, school holidays, the overseas holidays that also crowd Japan, and a month-by-month booking calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n

16 + 1<\/p>

National holidays plus one substitute day in 2027<\/p><\/div>

7<\/p>

Long weekends of 3+ days (plus the year-end break)<\/p><\/div>

1\u20135 May<\/p>

Golden Week 2027 core run, Sat to Wed<\/p><\/div>

10:00<\/p>

Reserved train seats go on sale, one month ahead<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Japan public holidays 2027: what is the full official list?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u53e6\u5916\uff0c Cabinet Office (\u5185\u95a3\u5e9c) national holiday page<\/a> lists these dates for 2027 (Reiwa 9); we matched each to its weekday. On these days banks, government offices and most companies close, while shops, restaurants and attractions mostly stay open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u65e5\u671f\uff082027\uff09<\/th>\u65e5\u7a0b<\/th>\u5047\u65e5<\/th>\u65e5\u6587\u7248<\/th>Travel note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1 January<\/td>Friday<\/td>New Year’s Day<\/td>\u5143\u65e5<\/td>3-day weekend<\/td><\/tr>
11 January<\/td>Monday<\/td>\u6210\u4eba\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u6210\u4eba\u306e\u65e5<\/td>3-day weekend<\/td><\/tr>
11 February<\/td>Thursday<\/td>\u5efa\u570b\u7d00\u5ff5\u65e5<\/td>\u5efa\u56fd\u8a18\u5ff5\u306e\u65e5<\/td>Snow Festival ends<\/td><\/tr>
23 February<\/td>\u9031\u4e8c<\/td>Emperor’s Birthday<\/td>\u5929\u7687\u8a95\u751f\u65e5<\/td>Bridge day: Mon 22 Feb<\/td><\/tr>
21 March<\/td>\u9031\u65e5<\/td>\u6625\u5206\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u6625\u5206\u306e\u65e5<\/td>\u9031\u65e5<\/td><\/tr>
22 March<\/td>Monday<\/td>Substitute holiday<\/td>\u4f11\u65e5 (\u632f\u66ff\u4f11\u65e5)<\/td>3-day weekend<\/td><\/tr>
29 April<\/td>Thursday<\/td>Showa Day<\/td>\u662d\u548c\u306e\u65e5<\/td>Golden Week starts<\/td><\/tr>
3 May<\/td>Monday<\/td>\u61b2\u6cd5\u7d00\u5ff5\u65e5<\/td>\u61b2\u6cd5\u8a18\u5ff5\u65e5<\/td>\u9ec3\u91d1\u9031<\/td><\/tr>
4 May<\/td>\u9031\u4e8c<\/td>\u7da0\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u307f\u3069\u308a\u306e\u65e5<\/td>\u9ec3\u91d1\u9031<\/td><\/tr>
5 \u6708 5 \u65e5<\/td>Wednesday<\/td>Children’s Day<\/td>\u3053\u3069\u3082\u306e\u65e5<\/td>\u9ec3\u91d1\u9031<\/td><\/tr>
19 July<\/td>Monday<\/td>\u6d77\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u6d77\u306e\u65e5<\/td>3-day weekend<\/td><\/tr>
11 August<\/td>Wednesday<\/td>\u5c71\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u5c71\u306e\u65e5<\/td>Just before Obon<\/td><\/tr>
20 September<\/td>Monday<\/td>\u656c\u8001\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u656c\u8001\u306e\u65e5<\/td>3-day weekend<\/td><\/tr>
23 September<\/td>Thursday<\/td>\u79cb\u5206\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u79cb\u5206\u306e\u65e5<\/td>No Silver Week in 2027<\/td><\/tr>
11 October<\/td>Monday<\/td>\u9ad4\u80b2\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u306e\u65e5<\/td>3-day weekend<\/td><\/tr>
3 November<\/td>Wednesday<\/td>\u6587\u5316\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>\u6587\u5316\u306e\u65e5<\/td>Mid-week<\/td><\/tr>
23 November<\/td>\u9031\u4e8c<\/td>\u52e4\u52de\u611f\u8b1d\u65e5<\/td>\u52e4\u52b4\u611f\u8b1d\u306e\u65e5<\/td>Bridge day: Mon 22 Nov<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two things are not on the list. Christmas Day (25 December) is a normal working day in Japan. And there is no “sandwich” holiday (\u56fd\u6c11\u306e\u4f11\u65e5) in 2027: the rule that turns a weekday between two holidays into a day off only applies when there is exactly one day between them, and in September 2027 there are two (21 and 22 September).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do substitute holidays work in Japan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Under Article 3 of the National Holidays Act, when a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the next non-holiday day becomes a day off. In 2027 that happens once: Vernal Equinox Day is Sunday 21 March, so Monday 22 March is off. A Saturday holiday does not move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equinox days aren’t fixed in law: the National Astronomical Observatory publishes them each February for the following year, so the 2028 dates will appear in February 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tokyo Station’s Shinkansen platforms fill up on long weekends. Photo: Syced<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n\n

Japan public holidays 2027 long weekends: which dates to plan around?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Long weekends are when domestic travel spikes: Shinkansen trains, onsen towns and theme parks fill up. Here are all the 3-day-plus breaks in 2027, plus the bridge days locals take off to stretch them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates (2027)<\/th>\u9577\u5ea6<\/th>\u5047\u65e5<\/th>How busy?<\/th>Bridge-day option<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Fri 1 \u2013 Sun 3 Jan<\/td>3 days<\/td>New Year<\/td>Very busy<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
Sat 9 \u2013 Mon 11 Jan<\/td>3 days<\/td>\u6210\u4eba\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>Busy<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
Sat 20 \u2013 Mon 22 Mar<\/td>3 days<\/td>Vernal Equinox + substitute<\/td>Busy; school holidays<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
Sat 1 \u2013 Wed 5 May<\/td>5 days<\/td>\u9ec3\u91d1\u9031<\/td>Peak of the year<\/td>Thu 29 Apr + Fri 30 Apr = 7 days<\/td><\/tr>
Sat 17 \u2013 Mon 19 Jul<\/td>3 days<\/td>\u6d77\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>Busy<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 13 \u2013 Mon 16 Aug<\/td>4 days (custom)<\/td>Obon (not official)<\/td>Peak<\/td>Thu 12 Aug = 6 days, 11\u201316 Aug<\/td><\/tr>
Sat 18 \u2013 Mon 20 Sep<\/td>3 days<\/td>\u656c\u8001\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>Busy; after Chuseok<\/td>Tue 21 + Wed 22 = 6 days to Thu 23<\/td><\/tr>
Sat 9 \u2013 Mon 11 Oct<\/td>3 days<\/td>\u9ad4\u80b2\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>Busy; Korea also off<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 29 Dec 2027 \u2013 Mon 3 Jan 2028<\/td>6 days<\/td>Year-end and New Year<\/td>Peak<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mid-week holidays create mini-peaks too: 11 February (Thursday), 23 February and 23 November (both Tuesdays) are each one leave day away from a 4-day weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Museum tip: many museums close on Mondays but open on holiday Mondays and close the next weekday instead. That is the rule at the \u6771\u4eac\u570b\u7acb\u535a\u7269\u9928<\/a>, so expect closed Tuesdays after holiday Mondays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golden Week 2027 day by day: when is it busiest?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Golden Week is the busiest travel week in Japan, and the biggest date on the Japan public holidays 2027 calendar. In 2027 the official holidays are Thursday 29 April and Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 May, with a normal working Friday in between. That makes the core block Saturday 1 to Wednesday 5 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u65e5\u671f<\/th>\u72c0\u614b<\/th>\u9810\u671f\u72c0\u6cc1<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Wed 28 Apr<\/td>Working day<\/td>Evening departures for people taking the whole week<\/td><\/tr>
Thu 29 Apr<\/td>Showa Day (holiday)<\/td>First wave of travel and day trips<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 30 Apr<\/td>Working day<\/td>Banks and offices open; many people take leave<\/td><\/tr>
Sat 1 May<\/td>\u9031\u672b<\/td>Likely the main outbound day<\/td><\/tr>
Sun 2 May<\/td>\u9031\u672b<\/td>Resorts, theme parks and sights crowded<\/td><\/tr>
5 \u6708 3 \u65e5\uff08\u4e00\uff09<\/td>\u61b2\u6cd5\u7d00\u5ff5\u65e5<\/td>Crowded; Monday-closing museums generally open<\/td><\/tr>
5 \u6708 4 \u65e5\uff08\u4e8c\uff09<\/td>\u7da0\u4e4b\u65e5<\/td>Crowded; return trips begin<\/td><\/tr>
5 \u6708 5 \u65e5\uff08\u4e09\uff09<\/td>Children’s Day<\/td>Main return day: trains and highways packed<\/td><\/tr>
Thu 6 May<\/td>Working day<\/td>Crowds drop sharply<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If your trip overlaps, book Shinkansen seats the minute they go on sale (see below), and avoid long-distance travel on 1 May and 5 May. Popular day-trip areas such as Kyoto, Hakone and Nikko get very crowded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quiet window starts on Thursday 6 May: from then until the rainy season, there are no national holidays and no school breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Obon a public holiday in Japan in 2027?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No. Obon, when families honour their ancestors, is not on the Cabinet Office list, but many companies close for it. Most of Japan observes it around 13 to 16 August, which in 2027 runs from Friday to Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add Mountain Day on Wednesday 11 August and a single leave day on Thursday 12 August, and many workers get six days off in a row (11 to 16 August). Banks and offices open on the non-holiday weekdays; shops and attractions stay open, though some small family-run places close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n