Thursday, 23 November 2028
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Japan's Thanksgiving holiday is Labor Thanksgiving Day, KinrÅ Kansha no Hi, on 23 November. It is not the American Thanksgiving feast and does not move to a Thursday.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Monday, 23 November 2026 · 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.
Public offices close on 23 November. Businesses that serve leisure demand may remain open using holiday staffing.
Bank of Japan offices are closed, and ordinary branch processing follows the national-holiday calendar.
Regular school lessons are normally suspended, though local events can be scheduled separately.
The National Holidays Act defines the day as appreciating labour, celebrating production and encouraging mutual gratitude. It developed from the older harvest observance Niiname-sai.
The holiday connects recognition of work and production with gratitude across society. Its fixed identity prevents confusion with overseas Thanksgiving calendars.
Community events, workplace-themed activities and expressions of thanks may occur. The day is generally quieter than Japan's major festival seasons.
Transport uses holiday schedules; domestic demand can rise when 23 November produces a long weekend.
It is fixed on 23 November.
No. Japan's holiday has its own legal purpose and historical development.
It is a day to appreciate labour, celebrate production and express mutual gratitude.
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