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Holiday guide
Global holiday guide rooted in Japan's calendar, observed nationwide.
Next occurrence
May 3, 2026
Sunday · Asia/Tokyo
Next occurrence
May 3, 2026
Sunday
Observed in
1 country
Current holiday dataset
Primary context
Japan
Public
Planning timezone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC+09:00
Next: May 3, 2026 (Sunday)
Constitution Memorial Day is one piece of Japan's Golden Week cluster, so its importance comes from both civic meaning and the way it joins a high-travel holiday period. In the current dataset this holiday is only listed for Japan.
The date commemorates Japan's post-war constitution and sits inside a broader spring sequence that reshapes domestic movement, leisure, and business closures each year.
That combination of constitutional symbolism and Golden Week timing makes it more consequential than a standard one-day civic observance.
Constitution Memorial Day is marked as a nationwide observance in the current Japan holiday data.
Constitution Memorial Day is scheduled on May 3 each year. In the tracked 2025-2027 data window, it stays on May 3 and only the weekday changes.
Because Constitution Memorial Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles.
The current static build keeps the tracked 2025-2027 date window online for curated holiday detail pages.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 3, 2025 | Saturday |
| 2026 | May 3, 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | May 3, 2027 | Monday |
Constitution Memorial Day is a secular civic anchor: its meaning is constitutional, political, or statehood-related, with little religious or seasonal content driving the date.
Searches for Constitution Memorial Day usually want the exact date, the public-closure status in Japan, and a quick read of why the date is on the calendar at all.
Cultural family
secular civic holiday
Origin region: East Asia
Statutory mode
Constitution Memorial Day is listed as a public holiday in Japan (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close.
As a secular civic holiday sitting in the Japan calendar, Constitution Memorial Day matters for planning because office, bank, and school closures stack on the same day. The next tracked occurrence is May 3, 2026 (Sunday), which controls long-weekend math for that year.
Constitution Memorial Day also appears in other country calendars such as Japan. Recorded next dates include Japan on May 3, 2026 — slight differences across borders are common because each country can apply weekend-substitution or regional-only rules to the same nominal holiday.
Japan plans this holiday primarily around Asia/Tokyo. Because Constitution Memorial Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles. Teams often line Constitution Memorial Day up with New Year's Day, Children's Day, and Greenery Day when blocking off the broader holiday window.
Constitution Memorial Day is only listed for Japan in the current dataset.
Asia
1 country
Constitution Memorial Day is currently a single-country entry, so the next-date row below is the operational anchor for Japan.
| Country | Next date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | May 3, 2026 | Public |
Constitution Memorial Day falls on May 3, 2026 (Sunday) in 2026.
Constitution Memorial Day is scheduled on May 3 each year. In the tracked 2025-2027 data window, it stays on May 3 and only the weekday changes. Because Constitution Memorial Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles.
Constitution Memorial Day is listed as a public holiday in Japan (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close. It reads as a secular civic holiday with origins tied to East Asia.
Constitution Memorial Day is only listed for Japan in the current dataset.
Japan uses Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00) for local planning.
Constitution Memorial Day is often compared with New Year's Day, Children's Day, Greenery Day on the Japan calendar.
