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Japan vs South Korea Public Holidays 2026

Japan and South Korea share 2 public holidays in 2026, including New Year's Day. Japan has 15 days off the other doesn't, and South Korea has 10. Days where both are off shade darkest below.

🇯🇵 Japan 2026 🇰🇷 South Korea 2026

2

shared days off

15

only Japan

10

only South Korea

Shared days off

Thu Jan 1New Year's Day
Tue May 5Children's Day

January

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

29

30

31

1all off

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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14

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16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

Thu 1🇯🇵New Year's Day
Thu 1🇰🇷New Year's Day
Mon 12🇯🇵Coming of Age Day

February

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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12

13

14

15

16

17

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18

19

20

21

22

23

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24

25

26

27

28

1

Wed 11🇯🇵Foundation Day
Tue 17🇰🇷Korean New Year
Mon 23🇯🇵Emperor's Birthday

March

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

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21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

Sun 1🇰🇷Independence Movement Day
Fri 20🇯🇵Spring Equinox Day

April

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

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30

1

2

3

Wed 29🇯🇵Showa Day

May

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

27

28

29

30

1

2

3

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4

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5all off

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6

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7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

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25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sun 3🇯🇵Constitution Day
Mon 4🇯🇵Greenery Day
Tue 5🇯🇵Children's Day
Tue 5🇰🇷Children's Day
Wed 6🇯🇵Constitution Day (substitute day)obs
Sun 24🇰🇷Buddha's Birthday

June

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

1

2

3

4

5

6

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7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1

2

3

4

5

Sat 6🇰🇷Memorial Day

July

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

29

30

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

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18

19

20

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21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

Fri 17🇰🇷Constitution Day
Mon 20🇯🇵Marine Day

August

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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12

13

14

15

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16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

6

Tue 11🇯🇵Mountain Day
Sat 15🇰🇷Liberation Day

September

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

31

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

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22

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23

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24

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25

26

27

28

29

30

1

2

3

4

Mon 21🇯🇵Respect-for-the-Aged Day
Tue 22🇯🇵Citizens' Holiday
Wed 23🇯🇵Autumnal Equinox Day
Thu 24🇰🇷Korean Thanksgiving

October

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

28

29

30

1

2

3

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4

5

6

7

8

9

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10

11

12

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13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

Sat 3🇰🇷National Foundation Day
Fri 9🇰🇷Hangul Day
Mon 12🇯🇵Sports Day

November

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

3

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4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

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16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

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24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1

2

3

4

5

6

Tue 3🇯🇵Culture Day
Sun 15🇯🇵Seven-Five-Three Festivalobservance
Mon 23🇯🇵Labor Thanksgiving Day

December

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

30

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

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26

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

3

Fri 25🇯🇵Christmas Dayobservance
Fri 25🇰🇷Christmas Day

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