🇯🇵 Japan in April 2026
2 events in Japan
Japan has 2 holidays, festivals, and observances in April 2026, including 2 public holidays: Showa Day, Shōwa Day. This month falls during the Cherry Blossom Season, making it a distinctive time to experience the country.
Weather & Conditions in April
Weather
★★★★★
Crowds
high
Prices
high
Temperature
10–20°C
Spring
Peak cherry blossom in central Japan. Pleasant temperatures.
Best month — cherry blossoms, mild weather, vibrant atmosphere.
Events & Holidays This Month
Apr 29
Showa Day(Public Holiday)Holiday
Apr 29
Shōwa Day(Public Holiday)Holiday
When Can You Go? Holiday Windows by Country
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See which countries have public holidays and long weekends in April — plan your trip around days off.
Malaysia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Vietnam4 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Egypt2 holidays1 long weekends5 days off
Ethiopia3 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
United Kingdom0 holidays0 long weekends4 days off
Australia0 holidays0 long weekends5 days off
China1 holidays0 long weekends1 days off
Pakistan2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Nigeria2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Bangladesh2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Guatemala5 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Netherlands3 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Ecuador2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Zimbabwe4 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
Senegal2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Chad1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Guinea3 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Rwanda3 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Tunisia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Benin2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Belgium4 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Bolivia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Cuba1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Greece3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Dominican Republic1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Turkey4 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Mexico2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
DR Congo1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Germany3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Iran3 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
France1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Italy3 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
South Africa3 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Tanzania4 holidays3 long weekends6 days off
Burundi1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Haiti4 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Brazil4 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Kenya3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Spain5 holidays5 long weekends9 days off
Ukraine2 holidays0 long weekends1 days off
Uganda3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Poland3 holidays2 long weekends3 days off
Canada5 holidays4 long weekends8 days off
Angola2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Ghana2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Mozambique2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Venezuela7 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Madagascar2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Syria1 holidays0 long weekends1 days off
North Korea2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Cameroon1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Côte d'Ivoire1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Taiwan3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Svalbard and Jan Mayen4 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Niger2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Sri Lanka4 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Burkina Faso2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Romania3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Mali1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Malawi2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Zambia2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Czechia2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Portugal6 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Sweden3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Hungary5 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Honduras5 holidays4 long weekends8 days off
Belarus1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Israel3 holidays3 long weekends14 days off
Austria3 holidays2 long weekends3 days off
Papua New Guinea4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Switzerland6 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Togo2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Sierra Leone3 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Hong Kong7 holidays4 long weekends5 days off
Argentina4 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Chile3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Colombia4 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Peru4 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Bulgaria4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Serbia6 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Paraguay2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Nicaragua3 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
El Salvador3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Kyrgyzstan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Eritrea2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Denmark7 holidays6 long weekends5 days off
Finland3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Slovakia3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Norway7 holidays6 long weekends5 days off
Congo2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Costa Rica4 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
New Zealand5 holidays5 long weekends8 days off
Ireland3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Liberia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Panama1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Croatia2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Georgia6 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Moldova2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Uruguay3 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
Bosnia and Herzegovina4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Puerto Rico3 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
Armenia3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Jamaica2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Albania4 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Lithuania2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Namibia2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Gambia2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Botswana5 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Gabon2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Lesotho2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
North Macedonia5 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Slovenia3 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Latvia3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Kosovo3 holidays1 long weekends5 days off
Trinidad and Tobago2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Estonia2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Equatorial Guinea1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Cyprus5 holidays4 long weekends10 days off
Eswatini6 holidays4 long weekends10 days off
Fiji5 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Central African Republic1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Guyana2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Reunion2 holidays2 long weekends3 days off
Macao1 holidays0 long weekends1 days off
Montenegro3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Luxembourg3 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Suriname3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Cabo Verde1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Malta1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Guadeloupe2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Martinique2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Bahamas3 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Belize5 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Iceland5 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Vanuatu3 holidays3 long weekends4 days off
Barbados6 holidays6 long weekends8 days off
New Caledonia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Mayotte2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
French Polynesia4 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
French Guiana1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Saint Lucia4 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Curacao3 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Grenada2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
US Virgin Islands3 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Aruba6 holidays6 long weekends7 days off
Tonga3 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
Seychelles5 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Antigua and Barbuda2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Jersey4 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Isle of Man2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Andorra4 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Dominica2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Guernsey2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Cayman Islands2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Bermuda1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Greenland4 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
American Samoa1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Saint Kitts and Nevis4 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Faroe Islands6 holidays4 long weekends8 days off
Sint Maarten5 holidays4 long weekends8 days off
Monaco2 holidays2 long weekends3 days off
Liechtenstein2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Turks and Caicos Islands2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Saint Martin1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
San Marino3 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Gibraltar3 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
British Virgin Islands2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Aland Islands5 holidays4 long weekends4 days off
Cook Islands3 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba3 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Wallis and Futuna2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Anguilla2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Montserrat2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Saint Barthelemy2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Saint Helena3 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Saint Pierre and Miquelon2 holidays2 long weekends3 days off
Christmas Island2 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Tokelau3 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
Vatican City7 holidays5 long weekends10 days off
Cocos (Keeling) Islands6 holidays4 long weekends5 days off
Indonesia2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Singapore1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Thailand4 holidays4 long weekends6 days off
Laos1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Philippines7 holidays4 long weekends8 days off
Myanmar2 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
India2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Afghanistan1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Sudan1 holidays1 long weekends3 days offPlan Your Trip to Japan
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Japan like in April?
- April in Japan is the Spring with temperatures of 10–20°C. Peak cherry blossom in central Japan. Pleasant temperatures. There are 2 holidays and events this month.
- Is April a good time to visit Japan?
- Best month — cherry blossoms, mild weather, vibrant atmosphere. Weather score: 5/5. Crowds: high. Prices: high.
- Is April peak season in Japan?
- April has high crowd levels and high prices in Japan. Yes, this is peak season — book accommodation early.
- What holidays are in Japan in April 2026?
- Public holidays in Japan in April 2026: Showa Day, Shōwa Day.
- Which countries have holidays in April?
- Countries with public holidays in April: Malaysia, Vietnam, Egypt, Ethiopia, Japan, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Netherlands, Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Chad, Guinea, Rwanda, Tunisia, Benin, Belgium, Bolivia, Cuba, Greece, Dominican Republic, Turkey, Mexico, DR Congo, Germany, Iran, France, Italy, South Africa, Tanzania, Burundi, Haiti, Brazil, Kenya, Spain, Ukraine, Uganda, Poland, Canada, Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Venezuela, Madagascar, Syria, North Korea, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Taiwan, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Niger, Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Romania, Mali, Malawi, Zambia, Czechia, Portugal, Sweden, Hungary, Honduras, Belarus, Israel, Austria, Papua New Guinea, Switzerland, Togo, Sierra Leone, Hong Kong, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bulgaria, Serbia, Paraguay, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Norway, Congo, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Ireland, Liberia, Panama, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Uruguay, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Puerto Rico, Armenia, Jamaica, Albania, Lithuania, Namibia, Gambia, Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Latvia, Kosovo, Trinidad and Tobago, Estonia, Equatorial Guinea, Cyprus, Eswatini, Fiji, Central African Republic, Guyana, Reunion, Macao, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Suriname, Cabo Verde, Malta, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Bahamas, Belize, Iceland, Vanuatu, Barbados, New Caledonia, Mayotte, French Polynesia, French Guiana, Saint Lucia, Curacao, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, US Virgin Islands, Aruba, Tonga, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda, Jersey, Isle of Man, Andorra, Dominica, Guernsey, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Greenland, American Samoa, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Faroe Islands, Sint Maarten, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Turks and Caicos Islands, Saint Martin, San Marino, Gibraltar, British Virgin Islands, Aland Islands, Cook Islands, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Wallis and Futuna, Anguilla, Montserrat, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Christmas Island, Tokelau, Vatican City, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Myanmar, India, Afghanistan, Sudan. Travelers from these countries may have time off to visit Japan.