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Holidays to be Observed in 2022

The Embassy and Consulates will be closed to the public in observance of the following United States and Japanese holidays in 2022:

  Holiday   Date   Day of the Week

New Year’s Day

January 1

(Observed on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021)

Adult’s Day

January 10

Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

January 17

Monday

National Foundation Day

February 11

Friday

Washington’s Birthday

February 21

Monday

Vernal Equinox Day

March 21

Monday

Golden Week Holidays

April 29 and May 3-5

Friday, Tuesday-Thursday

Memorial Day

May 30

Monday

Juneteenth Independence Day

June 19

(Observed on Monday, June 20)

Independence Day

July 4

Monday

Marine Day

July 18

Monday

Labor Day

September 5

Monday

Respect for the Aged Day

September 19

Monday

Columbus Day/Sports Day

October 10

Monday

Veterans Day

November 11

Friday

Labor Thanksgiving Day

November 23

Wednesday

Thanksgiving Day

November 24

Thursday

Christmas Day

December 25

(Observed on Monday, Dec. 26)