🇯🇵 Japan in December 2026
2 events in Japan
Japan has 2 holidays, festivals, and observances in December 2026, including 1 public holidays: New Year's Eve. This month falls during the Autumn Leaves Season, making it a distinctive time to experience the country.
Weather & Conditions in December
Weather
★★★☆☆
Crowds
medium
Prices
medium
Temperature
2–12°C
Winter
Cold setting in. Illumination events across major cities.
Holiday illuminations; ski season begins; quiet before New Year.
Events & Holidays This Month
Dec 31
Ōmisoka(Observance)
Dec 31
New Year's Eve(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 December — plan your trip around days off.
Malaysia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
United Kingdom0 holidays0 long weekends4 days off
Australia0 holidays0 long weekends4 days off
Pakistan1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Nigeria2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Bangladesh2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Guatemala3 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Netherlands4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Ecuador1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Zimbabwe4 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Senegal1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Chad2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Guinea2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Rwanda2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Tunisia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Benin2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Belgium3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Bolivia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Cuba1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Greece3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Dominican Republic1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Tibet1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Mexico2 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
DR Congo1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Germany5 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
France1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Italy4 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
South Africa3 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Tanzania2 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
South Korea2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Burundi1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Haiti3 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Brazil1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Kenya3 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Spain5 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Ukraine1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Uganda2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Poland6 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Canada5 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Uzbekistan1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Angola1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Ghana4 holidays3 long weekends7 days off
Mozambique3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Venezuela5 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Madagascar1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Syria1 holidays0 long weekends1 days off
Cameroon1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Côte d'Ivoire1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
United States0 holidays0 long weekends3 days off
Falkland Islands5 holidays3 long weekends9 days off
Svalbard and Jan Mayen5 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Niger3 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Sri Lanka2 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
Burkina Faso3 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Romania5 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Mali1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Kazakhstan1 holidays1 long weekends5 days off
Malawi1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Zambia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Czechia4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Portugal8 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
Azerbaijan1 holidays1 long weekends1 days off
Sweden5 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Jordan1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Hungary5 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Honduras1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Belarus1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Austria9 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Papua New Guinea2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Switzerland7 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
South Sudan3 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Togo1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Sierra Leone2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Hong Kong3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Argentina3 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Chile3 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
Colombia3 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Peru2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Bulgaria3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Paraguay3 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
Libya1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Nicaragua3 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
El Salvador2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Eritrea2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Turkmenistan1 holidays0 long weekends1 days off
Denmark7 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Finland6 holidays3 long weekends6 days off
Slovakia4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Norway7 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Congo2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Costa Rica2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
New Zealand3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Ireland3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Liberia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Panama2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Croatia3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Moldova1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Uruguay1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Bosnia and Herzegovina4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Puerto Rico2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Armenia1 holidays1 long weekends1 days off
Jamaica3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Albania3 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
Lithuania4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Namibia3 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Gambia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Botswana5 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Gabon1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Lesotho2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
North Macedonia1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Slovenia2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Latvia5 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Guinea-Bissau1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Kosovo1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Bahrain2 holidays2 long weekends5 days off
Trinidad and Tobago2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Estonia4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Equatorial Guinea2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Cyprus4 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Eswatini3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Djibouti1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Fiji4 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Central African Republic2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Guyana2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Reunion4 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Macao2 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Luxembourg5 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Suriname2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Cabo Verde1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Malta4 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Guadeloupe1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Martinique1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Brunei1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Bahamas3 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Belize2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Iceland5 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Vanuatu4 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Barbados4 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
New Caledonia1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Mayotte1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
French Polynesia2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
São Tomé and Príncipe3 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
French Guiana1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Saint Lucia6 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Guam2 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Curacao3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Grenada2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
US Virgin Islands1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Aruba4 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Tonga3 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Seychelles3 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Antigua and Barbuda3 holidays2 long weekends8 days off
Jersey5 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Isle of Man3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Andorra5 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
Dominica2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Guernsey3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Cayman Islands2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Bermuda3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Greenland5 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
American Samoa3 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Saint Kitts and Nevis4 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Faroe Islands5 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Sint Maarten2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Monaco5 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Liechtenstein6 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Turks and Caicos Islands3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Saint Martin1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
San Marino7 holidays4 long weekends9 days off
Gibraltar3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
British Virgin Islands3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Aland Islands8 holidays3 long weekends6 days off
Cook Islands3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba3 holidays2 long weekends7 days off
Wallis and Futuna1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Anguilla3 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Montserrat4 holidays3 long weekends5 days off
Saint Barthelemy1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Saint Helena3 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Saint Pierre and Miquelon2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Christmas Island2 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Tokelau1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Vatican City6 holidays3 long weekends8 days off
Cocos (Keeling) Islands4 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Indonesia2 holidays2 long weekends4 days off
Singapore1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Thailand3 holidays2 long weekends6 days off
Laos1 holidays1 long weekends5 days off
Philippines5 holidays5 long weekends10 days off
Myanmar1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
India1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
United Arab Emirates1 holidays1 long weekends4 days off
Qatar1 holidays1 long weekends3 days off
Sudan1 holidays0 long weekends1 days offPlan Your Trip to Japan
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Japan like in December?
- December in Japan is the Winter with temperatures of 2–12°C. Cold setting in. Illumination events across major cities. There are 2 holidays and events this month.
- Is December a good time to visit Japan?
- Holiday illuminations; ski season begins; quiet before New Year. Weather score: 3/5. Crowds: medium. Prices: medium.
- Is December peak season in Japan?
- December has medium crowd levels and medium prices in Japan. It is moderately busy — a good balance of weather and crowds.
- What holidays are in Japan in December 2026?
- Public holidays in Japan in December 2026: New Year's Eve.
- Which countries have holidays in December?
- Countries with public holidays in December: Malaysia, Japan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Netherlands, Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Chad, Guinea, Rwanda, Tunisia, Benin, Belgium, Bolivia, Cuba, Greece, Dominican Republic, Tibet, Mexico, DR Congo, Germany, France, Italy, South Africa, Tanzania, South Korea, Burundi, Haiti, Brazil, Kenya, Spain, Ukraine, Uganda, Poland, Canada, Uzbekistan, Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Venezuela, Madagascar, Syria, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Falkland Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Niger, Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Romania, Mali, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Zambia, Czechia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Jordan, Hungary, Honduras, Belarus, Austria, Papua New Guinea, Switzerland, South Sudan, Togo, Sierra Leone, Hong Kong, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bulgaria, Paraguay, Libya, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Eritrea, Turkmenistan, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Norway, Congo, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Ireland, Liberia, Panama, Croatia, Moldova, Uruguay, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Puerto Rico, Armenia, Jamaica, Albania, Lithuania, Namibia, Gambia, Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Latvia, Guinea-Bissau, Kosovo, Bahrain, Trinidad and Tobago, Estonia, Equatorial Guinea, Cyprus, Eswatini, Djibouti, Fiji, Central African Republic, Guyana, Reunion, Macao, Luxembourg, Suriname, Cabo Verde, Malta, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Brunei, Bahamas, Belize, Iceland, Vanuatu, Barbados, New Caledonia, Mayotte, French Polynesia, São Tomé and Príncipe, French Guiana, Saint Lucia, Guam, 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, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Sudan. Travelers from these countries may have time off to visit Japan.