Holidays to be Observed in 2012

Holiday	Date	Day of the Week
New Year's Day	Jan. 1, 2012	Sunday (Observed on Mon., Jan. 2)
Adult's Day	Jan. 9	Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday	Jan. 16	Monday
Washington's Birthday	Feb. 20	Monday
Vernal Equinox Day	March 20	Tuesday
Golden Week Holidays	April 29 (Observed April 30), May 3-4	Monday, Thursday-Friday
Memorial Day	May 28	Monday
Independence Day	July 4	Wednesday
Marine Day	July 16	Monday
Labor Day	Sept. 3	Monday
Respect for the Aged Day	Sept. 17	Monday
Columbus Day/Sports Day	Oct. 8	Monday
Veterans Day	Nov. 12	Monday
Thanksgiving Day	Nov. 22	Thursday
Labor Thanksgiving Day	Nov. 23	Friday
Emperor's Birthday	Dec. 23 (Observed Dec. 24)	Monday
Christmas Day	Dec. 25	Tuesday

Note:

The following three Japanese holidays in 2012 fall on Saturdays and will not be observed by the Embassy.

Embassy of the United States Tokyo, Japan