Working days in Japan, 2026
Japan has 244 working days in 2026: 365 calendar days, minus 104 Saturday and Sunday rest days and 17 public holidays that fall on working days. 1 more holiday falls on the weekend and costs nothing. At the national 09:00–18:00 office day, that is about 2196 working hours.
| Month | Working days | Lost to holidays |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 2 |
| February | 18 | 2 |
| March | 21 | 1 |
| April | 21 | 1 |
| May | 18 | 3 |
| June | 22 | — |
| July | 22 | 1 |
| August | 20 | 1 |
| September | 19 | 3 |
| October | 21 | 1 |
| November | 19 | 2 |
| December | 23 | — |
| 2026 | 244 | 17 |
The holidays that cost a day
Only the ones landing on a working day — a holiday on the weekend is a day off you already had.
- Thu 1 Jan 元日
- Mon 12 Jan 成人の日
- Wed 11 Feb 建国記念の日
- Mon 23 Feb 天皇誕生日
- Fri 20 Mar 春分の日
- Wed 29 Apr 昭和の日
- Mon 4 May みどりの日
- Tue 5 May こどもの日
- Wed 6 May 憲法記念日 (振替休日)
- Mon 20 Jul 海の日
- Tue 11 Aug 山の日
- Mon 21 Sep 敬老の日
- Tue 22 Sep 国民の休日
- Wed 23 Sep 秋分の日
- Mon 12 Oct スポーツの日
- Tue 3 Nov 文化の日
- Mon 23 Nov 勤労感謝の日
The weekend used is Japan's own — Saturday and Sunday — and the hours figure uses the national 09:00–18:00 office convention, not a blanket nine-to-five.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only, including statutory substitute days; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar. Regenerate on every date-holidays upgrade: the 25 July build silently lacked Korea's substitute days because the installed package predated them. Known upstream gap: El Salvador — the source lists 8 public days where Nager.Date confirms ~20, and files New Year's Day as an observance; we publish what the source holds rather than invent, and the weekly Nager run tracks the gap. - Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many working days does Japan have in 2026?
244. That is 365 calendar days minus 104 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 17 public holidays on working days.
Which month has the most working days?
December, with 23. February has the fewest at 18, 2 of its holidays landing on workdays.
Is 2026 a good year for working days in Japan?
2025 had 246; 2027 has 245. The differences come from leap days and from holidays walking on and off the weekend as the calendar shifts.
Other years: 2025, 2027, 2028 · All holidays in Japan 2026 · Office hours in Japan