日本の祝日

日本の祝日は、Japan’s national holidays, substitute bank closures, and major observance days across Japan, with the annual schedule anchored in the Act on National Holidays and commonly reflected by the Cabinet Office and the banking sector. The holidays calendar covers the fixed and movable dates that shape public life in Japan, including New Year’s Day, Coming of Age Day, National Foundation Day, Emperor’s Birthday, Vernal Equinox Day, and Showa Day. It also captures days that affect opening hours and administrative planning, such as bank holidays that cluster around the New Year period. In 2026, the sequence begins with 元日 and the early January bank closure period, then moves through the winter and spring observances that define the Japanese public holiday year. Entries in the calendar are brief and practical: each item records the holiday name and, where relevant, the date on which banks or public institutions are likely to close. The pattern follows Japan’s seasonal holiday structure, with many dates tied to fixed civil observances and others tied to calendar rules that shift from year to year. Representative entries such as 成人の日, 建国記念の日, 天皇誕生日, 春分の日, and 昭和の日 show the mix of civic, imperial, and seasonal observances that recur through the year. The calendar also reflects the country’s regional and national context, since observance standards are set in Japan and affect workplaces, schools, and transport planning across the country. For office staff, travellers, payroll teams, and anyone coordinating around Japan’s holidays, the value lies in having the dates appear automatically in a day-to-day schedule. The feed works as a smart calendar feed, free to subscribe, and can be added to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. That makes it easier to keep national holidays, bank closures, and substitute days visible alongside meetings, travel, and deadlines without manual entry. Organisations with Japanese operations often rely on this kind of calendar to reduce clashes with public closures and to keep cross-border coordination aligned with the local timetable. The calendar updates regularly so changes to observance rules, substitute holidays, or rescheduled bank closures appear automatically. That matters in Japan, where holiday arrangements can shift around weekends and special national events, and where the practical impact extends beyond government offices to finance, logistics, retail, and education.