Fiscal Dates

Japan fiscal year

16 national public holidays in 2026 · Fiscal year starts April 1 · Ends March 31

Fiscal year: April 1 to March 31

This section names more than one convention; the fiscal-year pages below follow the government year it states.

From Wikipedia

In Japan, the government's financial year is from 1 April to 31 March. Japan's income tax year is 1 January to 31 December, but corporate tax is charged according to the corporation's own annual period; most Japanese corporations elect their annual period to follow the government fiscal year (1 April to 31 March).

Other conventions named in the section

Japan's income tax year is 1 January to 31 December, but corporate tax is charged according to the corporation's own annual period; most Japanese corporations elect their annual period to follow the government fiscal year (1 April to 31 March).

Fiscal years

National public holidays 2026

DateEnglish nameLocal name
January 1, 2026New Year's Day元日
January 12, 2026Coming of Age Day成人の日
February 11, 2026Foundation Day建国記念の日
February 23, 2026The Emperor's Birthday天皇誕生日
March 20, 2026Vernal Equinox Day春分の日
April 29, 2026Shōwa Day昭和の日
May 4, 2026Greenery Dayみどりの日
May 5, 2026Children's Dayこどもの日
May 6, 2026Constitution Memorial Day憲法記念日
July 20, 2026Marine Day海の日
August 11, 2026Mountain Day山の日
September 21, 2026Respect for the Aged Day敬老の日
September 23, 2026Autumnal Equinox Day秋分の日
October 12, 2026Sports Dayスポーツの日
November 3, 2026Culture Day文化の日
November 23, 2026Labour Thanksgiving Day勤労感謝の日

Regional holidays

No regional public holidays are listed for this country in 2026.

Source: Wikipedia, “Fiscal year”, section “Japan”, revision 1374177130 — Wikipedia, 'Fiscal year', fetched October 2026. Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Source: Nager.Date public holidays API — record: nager_holidays.json — japan, 2023–2027, fetched October 2026. Licence: Nager.Date data, MIT-licensed open source project (github.com/nager/Nager.Date); credit the source on every page that uses it.