🇦🇺 Australia & 🇯🇵 Japan — Overlapping Public Holidays 2026

Complete Holiday Calendar — Australia vs. Japan

Every national public holiday in Australia and Japan for 2026, sorted by date. Rows highlighted in green are observed in both countries.

Holiday data updated for 2026. Holiday data is primarily sourced from the Nager.Date open-source holiday database and supplemented with official government calendar references where available. Always verify critical dates with official sources before making business, legal, payroll, or travel decisions.

Planning Around Australia & Japan Holidays

Australia and Japan are major trade partners — particularly in energy and agriculture — but their holiday calendars share almost nothing. Both observe New Year's Day and Christmas (Japan treats Christmas as a working day for most), while ANZAC Day and Golden Week represent each country's most distinctive holiday periods.

For Travelers

If you are traveling between Australia and Japan, overlapping public holidays mean that services, attractions, and businesses on both ends of your trip may be closed or operating at reduced capacity. Knowing overlapping dates in advance helps you avoid unpleasant surprises — or lets you time your trip to experience a local holiday celebration.

Non-overlapping holidays matter just as much: a public holiday in your destination but not your home country may catch you off guard, with banks and government offices closed on what feels like an ordinary weekday.

For International Teams & Business

Japan's Golden Week and Australia's Easter/ANZAC Day cluster can fall in the same week, creating a period of simultaneously reduced availability in both countries for cross-Pacific teams.

Overlapping public holidays are natural moments for system maintenance, team offsites, or no-deadline periods. Non-overlapping holidays require more care: one team is off while the other is working, which can create bottlenecks if not planned for in advance.

About Public Holidays in Australia

Australia observes 6 national public holidays in 2026, when most government offices, banks, and many businesses close nationwide. Use the year selector above to see exact dates for nearby years.

About Public Holidays in Japan

Japan observes 16 national public holidays in 2026. Precise observance dates may shift when holidays fall on weekends, and regional rules can vary, so always verify critical business or travel decisions with official local sources.

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