Japanese typically take fewer paid holidays than workers in other countries, but to make up for it, the government provides plenty of statutory days off.
2021
| July | |
| July 22 (Thursday) | Marine Day (umi no hi) |
| July 23 (Friday) | Sports Day (taiiku no hi) |
| August | |
| August 8 (Sunday) | Mountain Day (observed August 9) |
| September | |
| September 20 (Monday) | Respect-for-the-Aged Day (keiro no hi) |
| September 23rd (Thursday) | Autumn Equinox |
| October | |
| November | |
| November 3 (Wednesday) | Culture Day (bunka no hi) |
| November 23 (Tuesday) | Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinro kansha no hi). |
| December | |
| December 31 (Monday) | New Years Eve (omisoka) (not actually a public holiday) |
2022
| January | |
| Jan 1 (Saturday) | New Year’s Day (Oshogatsu) |
| Jan 2 (Sunday) | Day after New Year’s Day |
| Jan 3 (Monday) | Bank holiday |
| Jan 10 (Monday) | Coming of Age Day (Seijin no hi). The day on which 20 year olds get drunk and celebrate the start of adulthood. |
| February | |
| Feb 11 (Friday) | National Foundation Day (Kenkoku kinen no hi) |
| February 23 (Wednesday) | Emperor’s Birthday (Tenno tanjobi) |
| March | |
| Mar 21 (Monday) | Spring Equinox (Shunbun no hi) |
| April | |
| Apr 29 (Fridayy) | Showa Day (Showa no hi). The birthday of the Hirohito, the Showa emperor. |
| May | |
| May 3 (Tuesday) | Constitution Day |
| May 4 (Wednesday) | Greenery Day (midori no hi) |
| May 5 (Thursday) | Childrens’ Day (Boys’ Day) (kodomo no hi) |
| July | |
| July 18 (Monday) | Marine Day (umi no hi) |
| August | |
| August 11 (Thursday) | Mountain Day |
| September | |
| September 19 (Monday) | Respect-for-the-Aged Day (keiro no hi) |
| September 23 (Friday) | Autumn Equinox |
| October | |
| October 10 (Monday) | Sports Day (taiku no hi) |
| November | |
| November 3 (Thursday) | Culture Day (bunka no hi) |
| November 23 (Wednesday) | Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinro kansha no hi). |
| December | |
| December 31 (Tuesday) | New Years Eve (omisoka) (not actually a public holiday) |
