Do Japanese people take vacations?

Working in Japan has its perks, and vacation days are one of them. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to work until you're burned out to take a few days off. In Japan, your vacation days are protected by the law. In fact, you actually get more national holidays than in the United States!



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The AB-ROAD Research Center's survey to Japanese overseas travelers in 2018 finds that the most popular overseas destination by Japanese travelers was Taiwan with a share of 16.3% for five years in a row. South Korea moved up to 2nd with a share of 13.6%, while Oahu Hawaii moved down to 3rd with a share of 13.4%.

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Beginning in 2000, Japan implemented the Happy Monday System, which moved a number of national holidays to Monday in order to obtain a long weekend. Coming-of-Age Day: January 15 ? 2nd Monday of January, starting in 2000. Marine Day: July 20 ? 3rd Monday of July, starting in 2003.

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Japanese schools have three semesters, separated by vacations. At most schools, summer vacation covers the 40-odd days from July 20 to August 31; winter and spring vacation both last around 10 days, from December 26 to around January 6 and March 25 to around April 5, respectively.

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There is even a festival every November 15th called “Shichi-go-san”; literally 7 (shichi) 5 (go) and 3 (san) in Japanese. This is the day when parents celebrate the growth of their children and many families visit their local shrine or temple to pray for the health of their children and family.

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Saturdays and Sundays are generally days off and there are also many public holidays, but some workers in service industries and real estate have their days off during the week and spend the weekend working.

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