| Start Date (Friday) | End Date (Friday) | XRTCO | XRTDV | Events & Comments | |||||||||||||
| FY 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26-Dec-2025 | 2-Jan-2026 | SAO Guliano |
SAO Guliano |
1-Jan New Year's Day 1-3 Jan New Year's Holidays (J) 7-day timeline: 12/30 |
|||||||||||||
| 2-Jan-2026 | 9-Jan-2026 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
7-day timeline: 01/06 | |||||||||||||
| 9-Jan-2026 | 16-Jan-2026 | SAO Guliano/Xie |
SAO Guliano/Xie |
12-Jan Coming of Age Day (J) 2-day timeline: 01/13 2-day timeline: 01/15 |
Focused Mode week | ||||||||||||
| 16-Jan-2026 | 23-Jan-2026 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Fleming |
19-Jan MLK Day (US) 3-day timeline: 01/17 7-day timeline: 01/20 |
Transition Week | ||||||||||||
| 23-Jan-2026 | 30-Jan-2026 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Takeda |
7-day timeline: 01/27 | Holiday Period | ||||||||||||
| 30-Jan-2026 | 6-Feb-2026 | Sakao | Sakao | 7-day timeline: 02/03 | |||||||||||||
| 6-Feb-2026 | 13-Feb-2026 | SAO Suarez/Xie |
SAO Suarez/Xie |
10-Feb END OF FOCUSED MODE 11-Feb National Foundation Day (J) 2-day timeline: 02/10 2-day timeline: 02/12 |
|||||||||||||
| 13-Feb-2026 | 20-Feb-2026 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Fleming |
16-Feb
Presidents Day (US) Japan Solar Physics Community Symposium |
|||||||||||||
| 20-Feb-2026 | 27-Feb-2026 | J-side Hirose |
J-side Hirose |
23-Feb Emperor's Birthday (J) | |||||||||||||
| 27-Feb-2026 | 6-Mar-2026 | SAO Xie |
SAO Xie |
4-7 Mar ASJ meeting | |||||||||||||
| 6-Mar-2026 | 13-Mar-2026 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
8-March Daylight Saving Time Begins (US) | |||||||||||||
| 13-Mar-2026 | 20-Mar-2026 | J-side Hirose+Sato |
J-side Hirose+Sato |
20-Mar Vernal Equinox Day (J) | |||||||||||||
| 20-Mar-2026 | 27-Mar-2026 | MSU Takeda |
MSU Yoshimura |
20-Mar Vernal Equinox Day (J) | |||||||||||||
| 27-Mar-2026 | 3-Apr-2026 | MSU Yoshimura |
MSU Fleming |
||||||||||||||
| 3-Apr-2026 | 10-Apr-2026 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
5-April Easter (US) | |||||||||||||
| 10-Apr-2026 | 17-Apr-2026 | J-side Taniguchi |
J-side Taniguchi |
||||||||||||||
| 17-Apr-2026 | 24-Apr-2026 | J-side Ishibashi |
J-side Ishibashi |
19-April
Patriots Day (US) 20-April Patriots Day - Observed (US) |
|||||||||||||
| 24-Apr-2026 | 1-May-2026 | SAO Xie |
SAO Xie |
29 Apr - 5 May: Golden Week (J) | |||||||||||||
| 1-May-2026 | 8-May-2026 | MSU Takeda |
MSU Yoshimura |
29 Apr - 5 May: Golden Week (J) | |||||||||||||
| 8-May-2026 | 15-May-2026 | MSU Takeda |
MSU Fleming |
||||||||||||||
| 15-May-2026 | 22-May-2026 | J-side Matsumoto |
J-side Matsumoto |
||||||||||||||
| 22-May-2026 | 29-May-2026 | SAO Velasquez |
SAO Velasquez |
24-29 May
JpGU-AGU Meeting 25-May Memorial Day (US) |
|||||||||||||
| 29-May-2026 | 5-Jun-2026 | SAO Suarez |
SAO Suarez |
||||||||||||||
| 5-Jun-2026 | 12-Jun-2026 | J-side Taniguchi |
J-side Taniguchi |
||||||||||||||
| 12-Jun-2026 | 19-Jun-2026 | J-side Ishibashi |
J-side Ishibashi |
19-June Juneteenth (US) | |||||||||||||
| 19-Jun-2026 | 26-Jun-2026 | J-side Sakao |
J-side Sakao |
19-June Juneteenth (US) | |||||||||||||
| 26-Jun-2026 | 3-Jul-2026 | Not Assigned | Not Assigned | 3-July Independence Day (US) | |||||||||||||
| 3-Jul-2026 | 10-Jul-2026 | Not Assigned | Not Assigned | 3-July Independence Day (US) | |||||||||||||
| 10-Jul-2026 | 17-Jul-2026 | Not Assigned | Not Assigned | ||||||||||||||
| 17-Jul-2026 | 24-Jul-2026 | Not Assigned | Not Assigned | 20-July Marine Day (J) | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 11-Aug
Mountain Day (J) 13-15 Aug: Obon (J) |
|||||||||||||
| 14-Aug-2026 | 21-Aug-2026 | Not Assigned | Not Assigned | 13-15 Aug: Obon (J) | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 7-Sept Labor Day (US) | |||||||||||||
| 11-Sep-2026 | 18-Sep-2026 | Not Assigned | Not Assigned | ||||||||||||||
| 18-Sep-2026 | 25-Sep-2026 | Not Assigned | Not Assigned | 21-Sep Respect
for Aged Day (J) 22-Sept Public Holiday (J) 23-Sept Autumn Equinox (J) |
|||||||||||||
| 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. |
||||||||||||||||