Japan Public Holidays
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Japan Public Holidays
Japan public holidays data. National holidays with dates and names in Japanese and English. Updated annually. MIT licensed open data.
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Japan Public Holidays Scraper
Scrape all Japan national public holidays with dates and names in both Japanese and English. Built on the open-source holidays-jp dataset (MIT license).
What data does it provide?
This Actor fetches the complete list of Japan's national public holidays, including:
- Holiday date in YYYY-MM-DD format
- Japanese name (e.g., 元日, 成人の日, 春分の日)
- English translation (e.g., New Year's Day, Coming of Age Day, Vernal Equinox Day)
- Day of week (Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
- Year, month, and day as separate fields for easy filtering
All 16 standard Japanese national holidays are covered, plus substitute holidays and special one-time holidays.
Use cases
- Tourism and travel apps - Show upcoming holidays when planning trips to Japan
- Calendar integrations - Import Japanese holidays into scheduling systems
- Business planning - Account for Japanese holidays in international business operations
- HR and payroll systems - Track non-working days for Japanese offices
- Market analysis - Correlate business metrics with holiday periods
- Cultural education - Learn about Japanese national celebrations
Input parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
year | integer | all years | Filter holidays by year (e.g., 2026) |
include_english | boolean | true | Include English translations of holiday names |
max_results | integer | 100 | Maximum number of results (1-5000) |
log_level | string | INFO | Logging verbosity: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR |
Output schema
Each item in the output dataset has the following fields:
{"date": "2026-01-01","name_ja": "元日","name_en": "New Year's Day","day_of_week": "Thursday","year": 2026,"month": 1,"day": 1}
Example output
[{"date": "2026-01-01","name_ja": "元日","name_en": "New Year's Day","day_of_week": "Thursday","year": 2026,"month": 1,"day": 1},{"date": "2026-01-12","name_ja": "成人の日","name_en": "Coming of Age Day","day_of_week": "Monday","year": 2026,"month": 1,"day": 12},{"date": "2026-05-05","name_ja": "こどもの日","name_en": "Children's Day","day_of_week": "Tuesday","year": 2026,"month": 5,"day": 5}]
Japan's 16 national holidays
| Japanese | English | Typical Date |
|---|---|---|
| 元日 | New Year's Day | January 1 |
| 成人の日 | Coming of Age Day | 2nd Monday of January |
| 建国記念の日 | National Foundation Day | February 11 |
| 天皇誕生日 | Emperor's Birthday | February 23 |
| 春分の日 | Vernal Equinox Day | Around March 20 |
| 昭和の日 | Showa Day | April 29 |
| 憲法記念日 | Constitution Memorial Day | May 3 |
| みどりの日 | Greenery Day | May 4 |
| こどもの日 | Children's Day | May 5 |
| 海の日 | Marine Day | 3rd Monday of July |
| 山の日 | Mountain Day | August 11 |
| 敬老の日 | Respect for the Aged Day | 3rd Monday of September |
| 秋分の日 | Autumnal Equinox Day | Around September 23 |
| スポーツの日 | Sports Day | 2nd Monday of October |
| 文化の日 | Culture Day | November 3 |
| 勤労感謝の日 | Labor Thanksgiving Day | November 23 |
Data source
- API: holidays-jp (
https://holidays-jp.github.io/api/v1/date.json) - License: MIT
- Authentication: None required (free public API)
- Update frequency: Updated annually when the Japanese government announces the next year's holidays