Public holidays in 2022 in Japan

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2022 through Dec 31, 2022. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 16 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 16 calendar days that fall in 2022.

Key insights

Total holidays

16 days

From 16 holiday records in Japan, 2022.

Busiest holiday month

May

3 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

3 days

2022-05-03 - 2022-05-05.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2022New Year's Day
Jan 10, 2022Coming of Age Day
Feb 11, 2022National Foundation Day
Feb 23, 2022Emperor's Birthday
Mar 21, 2022Spring Equinox
Apr 29, 2022Shōwa Day
May 3, 2022Constitution Memorial Day
May 4, 2022Greenery Day
May 5, 2022Children's Day
Jul 18, 2022Sea Day
Aug 11, 2022Mountain Day
Sep 19, 2022Respect for the Aged Day
Sep 23, 2022Autumn Equinox
Oct 10, 2022Sports Day
Nov 3, 2022Culture Day
Nov 23, 2022Labor Thanksgiving Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Japan in 2022?

Japan has about 16 distinct public holiday days in 2022 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 16 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

May has the most holiday days, with 3.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides

Public holidays in Japan - quick context

Japan’s national holidays are defined by law, with occasional calendar adjustments around long weekends. The list reflects HolidayDB’s JP dataset for the selected year - sanity-check long clusters against HR policy.