Monday, 3 May 2027
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Constitution Memorial Day, KenpÅ Kinenbi, is a Japanese national holiday on 3 May. It commemorates the Constitution of Japan taking effect on 3 May 1947 and forms part of Golden Week.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Monday, 3 May 2027 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Japan’s Cabinet Office tables establish 2026 and 2027, including substitute and citizen’s holidays. The 2028 equinoxes remain provisional until the Cabinet Office publishes the annual list in February 2027.
Government offices close. If 3 May falls on Sunday, the statutory substitute-holiday rule can create a later holiday after the adjoining national holidays.
Bank of Japan offices close on national holidays and substitute holidays. Branch and settlement calendars reflect the full Golden Week sequence.
Schools close for the national holiday, with the adjacent holidays often creating several consecutive days away from class.
The National Holidays Act describes the day as commemorating implementation of the Constitution and anticipating the nation's continued growth.
The observance highlights constitutional government, peace and civic institutions. Its Golden Week position also makes it operationally important.
Public institutions may offer constitutional programs or special access, while many residents travel during the wider Golden Week sequence.
Golden Week is one of Japan's busiest travel periods. Book trains, flights and accommodation well in advance.
It is observed on 3 May.
The Constitution of Japan took effect on 3 May 1947.
Adjacent holidays and statutory substitute or between-holidays rules can add non-working days.
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