# Japan Public Holidays (`shiokoshi356/japan-holidays-data`) Actor Japan public holidays data. National holidays with dates and names in Japanese and English. Updated annually. MIT licensed open data. - **URL**: https://apify.com/shiokoshi356/japan-holidays-data.md - **Developed by:** [Shiokoshi356](https://apify.com/shiokoshi356) (community) - **Categories:** Travel, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 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](https://github.com/holidays-jp/api) 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: ```json { "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 ```json [ { "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://github.com/holidays-jp/api) (`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 # Actor input Schema ## `year` (type: `integer`): Filter holidays by year (e.g., 2026). Leave empty to get all available years. ## `include_english` (type: `boolean`): Include English translations of holiday names. ## `max_results` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of holiday records to return. ## `log_level` (type: `string`): Logging verbosity. ## Actor input object example ```json { "include_english": true, "max_results": 100, "log_level": "INFO" } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("shiokoshi356/japan-holidays-data").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("shiokoshi356/japan-holidays-data").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call shiokoshi356/japan-holidays-data --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=shiokoshi356/japan-holidays-data", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Japan Public Holidays", "description": "Japan public holidays data. National holidays with dates and names in Japanese and English. Updated annually. MIT licensed open data.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "i0vOMc0wAnGKIQgKu" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/shiokoshi356~japan-holidays-data/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-shiokoshi356-japan-holidays-data", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/shiokoshi356~japan-holidays-data/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-shiokoshi356-japan-holidays-data", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/shiokoshi356~japan-holidays-data/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-shiokoshi356-japan-holidays-data", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "year": { "title": "Year", "minimum": 1955, "maximum": 2100, "type": "integer", "description": "Filter holidays by year (e.g., 2026). Leave empty to get all available years." }, "include_english": { "title": "Include English Names", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include English translations of holiday names.", "default": true }, "max_results": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of holiday records to return.", "default": 100 }, "log_level": { "title": "Log Level", "enum": [ "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR" ], "type": "string", "description": "Logging verbosity.", "default": "INFO" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```