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Long Weekends in Japan 2028
Japan has 10 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 5 days (May 3 – 7). Placed well, 2 days of leave stretches a break to 9 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 10
- Longest break
- 5 days
- Best bridge
- +2 → 9 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 8 – Mon, Jan 10
8910
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 11–14) for 9 days off (Jan 8 – 16).
3 daysFri, Feb 11 – Sun, Feb 13
111213
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 7–10) for 9 days off (Feb 5 – 13).
1 dayWed, Feb 23
Emperor's Birthday — a lone day off, bridge it:
23
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Feb 21–22) for 5 days off (Feb 19 – 23).
3 daysSat, Mar 18 – Mon, Mar 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 21–24) for 9 days off (Mar 18 – 26).
2 daysSat, Apr 29 – Sun, Apr 30
2930
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 1–2) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
5 daysWed, May 3 – Sun, May 7
Constitution Day · Greenery Day · Children's Day
34567
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 1–2) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
3 daysSat, Jul 15 – Mon, Jul 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jul 18–21) for 9 days off (Jul 15 – 23).
3 daysFri, Aug 11 – Sun, Aug 13
111213
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 7–10) for 9 days off (Aug 5 – 13).
3 daysSat, Sep 16 – Mon, Sep 18
161718
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Sep 19–21) for 9 days off (Sep 16 – 24).
3 daysFri, Sep 22 – Sun, Sep 24
222324
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Sep 19–21) for 9 days off (Sep 16 – 24).
3 daysSat, Oct 7 – Mon, Oct 9
789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 10–13) for 9 days off (Oct 7 – 15).
3 daysFri, Nov 3 – Sun, Nov 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 30 – Nov 2) for 9 days off (Oct 28 – Nov 5).
1 dayThu, Nov 23
Labor Thanksgiving Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
23
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Nov 24) for 4 days off (Nov 23 – 26).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4d · Jan 11–14 | Jan 8 – 16 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 7–10 | Feb 5 – 13 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 21–22 | Feb 19 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 21–22 + Feb 24–25 | Feb 19 – 27 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 24–25 | Feb 23 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 21–24 | Mar 18 – 26 |
| 9Best value | 2d · May 1–2 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 18–21 | Jul 15 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 7–10 | Aug 5 – 13 |
| 9 | 3d · Sep 19–21 | Sep 16 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 10–13 | Oct 7 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 30 – Nov 2 | Oct 28 – Nov 5 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 20–22 | Nov 18 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 20–22 + Nov 24 | Nov 18 – 26 |
| 4 | 1d · Nov 24 | Nov 23 – 26 |
Computed from Japan's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.