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Start Date (Friday) End Date (Friday) XRTCO XRTDV Events & Comments
FY 2026      
3-Oct-2025 10-Oct-2025 SAO
Guliano
SAO
Guliano
    Focused Mode week
10-Oct-2025 17-Oct-2025 MSU
Yoshimura
MSU
Fleming
13-Oct Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day (US)
13-Oct Sports Day (J)
  Transition Week
17-Oct-2025 24-Oct-2025 J-side
Matsumoto
J-side
Matsumoto
    Holiday Period
24-Oct-2025 31-Oct-2025 J-side
Masuda
J-side
Masuda
31-Oct Halloween (US)
31-Oct-2025 7-Nov-2025 J-side
Ishibashi
J-side
Ishibashi
31-Oct Halloween (US)
3-Nov Culture Day (J)
7-Nov-2025 14-Nov-2025 J-side
Taniguchi
J-side
Taniguchi
2-Nov Daylight Saving Time ends (US)
11-Nov Veterans Day (US)
14-Nov-2025 21-Nov-2025 SAO
Suarez
SAO
Suarez
 
21-Nov-2025 28-Nov-2025 J-side
Narukage
J-side
Narukage
23-Nov Labor Thanksgiving Day (J)
24-Nov Labor Thanksgiving Day - Observed (J)
25-Nov START OF FOCUSED MODE
27-Nov Thanksgiving (US)
3-day timeline: 11/22
7-day timeline: 11/25
28-Nov-2025 5-Dec-2025 J-side
Hirose
J-side
Hirose
7-day timeline: 12/02
5-Dec-2025 12-Dec-2025 J-side
Matsumoto
J-side
Matsumoto
7-day timeline: 12/09
12-Dec-2025 19-Dec-2025 J-side
SED
J-side
Shimojo
2-day timeline: 12/16
2-day timeline: 12/18
19-Dec-2025 26-Dec-2025 J-side
Shimojo
J-side
Shimojo
24-Dec Christmas Eve
25-Dec Christmas Day
3-day timeline: 12/20
7-day timeline: 12/23
26-Dec-2025 2-Jan-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned 7-day timeline: 12/30
2-Jan-2026 9-Jan-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned 7-day timeline: 01/06
9-Jan-2026 16-Jan-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned 2-day timeline: 01/13
2-day timeline: 01/15
16-Jan-2026 23-Jan-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned 3-day timeline: 01/17
7-day timeline: 01/20
23-Jan-2026 30-Jan-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned 7-day timeline: 01/27
30-Jan-2026 6-Feb-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned 7-day timeline: 02/03
6-Feb-2026 13-Feb-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned 10-Feb END OF FOCUSED MODE
2-day timeline: 02/10
2-day timeline: 02/12
13-Feb-2026 20-Feb-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
20-Feb-2026 27-Feb-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
27-Feb-2026 6-Mar-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
6-Mar-2026 13-Mar-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
13-Mar-2026 20-Mar-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
20-Mar-2026 27-Mar-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
27-Mar-2026 3-Apr-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
3-Apr-2026 10-Apr-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
10-Apr-2026 17-Apr-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
17-Apr-2026 24-Apr-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
24-Apr-2026 1-May-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
1-May-2026 8-May-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
8-May-2026 15-May-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
15-May-2026 22-May-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
22-May-2026 29-May-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
29-May-2026 5-Jun-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
5-Jun-2026 12-Jun-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
12-Jun-2026 19-Jun-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
19-Jun-2026 26-Jun-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
26-Jun-2026 3-Jul-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
3-Jul-2026 10-Jul-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
10-Jul-2026 17-Jul-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
17-Jul-2026 24-Jul-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
24-Jul-2026 31-Jul-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
31-Jul-2026 7-Aug-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
7-Aug-2026 14-Aug-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
14-Aug-2026 21-Aug-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
21-Aug-2026 28-Aug-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
28-Aug-2026 4-Sep-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
4-Sep-2026 11-Sep-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
11-Sep-2026 18-Sep-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
18-Sep-2026 25-Sep-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
25-Sep-2026 2-Oct-2026 Not Assigned Not Assigned  
         
What is "Golden Week"? What is 'OBON'?
In the last week of April and 1st week May, there are four national holidays in Japan (29 Apr: SHOWA day [Former Emperor's Birthday], 3 May:Constitution Memorial Day, 4 May: Greenery Day, and 5 May: Children's Day). Most japanese take a vacation included the national holidays and Sat/Sunday. Hence, we call this week "Golden Week".
This ‘OBON’, as well as being a religious event to commemorate the souls of ancestors, has the air of a national holiday, with many people traveling around the country and, for those not aware of Buddhist practices, the Obon around August 15th is just a summer vacation, though most people throughout the country maintain the tradition of visting family graves. Though it depends on the company, most close for three to five days on and around August 15th, the middle of the Bon festival, taking this Bon festival holiday as their summer holidays.