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Change of holidays in 2021 due to the Tokyo Olympics

東京オリンピック・パラリンピック開催に合わせて２０２１年の祝日が移動します

2021/06/29 Tuesday Announcements

In 2021, 3 holiday dates will change.

Majority of the calendars are not updated yet, so be careful!

The change of holidays will be made to provide safe transportation for athletes and others involved in balance with the economic activities and the daily lives of the citizens.

*Holidays will be changed only for this year.

  1. July 19th (Monday) will be a regular weekday, and July 22nd (Thursday) will be a national holiday (Marine Day).
  2. August 11th (Wednesday) will be a regular weekday, and August 8th (Sunday) will be a national holiday (Mountain Day) but since it will falls on a Sunday, therefore, August 9th (Monday) will be a transfer holiday.
  3. October 11th (Monday) will be a regular weekday, and July 23rd (Friday) will be a national holiday (Sports Day).

See the Prime Minister’s Office homepage for more details.

https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/headline/tokyo2020/shukujitsu.html

Click on the link below to view the flyer about the holiday change.

https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/headline/pdf/tokyo2020/2021holiday_flyer.pdf