General information
Working Hours
Monday to Friday: 9:00 to 17:00
Embassy's Holidays (2021)
Off days: Sat / Sun / National Holidays of both Japan and Rwanda / New year week / Obon week (Middle of August)
Month | Date | Holiday |
January | 1 | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | Day after New Year’s Day |
| 11J | Coming of Age Day |
February | 1 | National Heroes Day |
| 11 J | National Foundation Day |
| 23 J | Emperor’s Birthday |
March | 20 J | Vernal Equinox Day |
April | 2 | Good Friday |
5 | Easter Monday | |
| 7 | Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day |
| 29 J | Showa Day (GW) |
May | 1 | Labour Day |
| 3 J | Constitution Memorial Day (GW) |
| 4 J | Greenery Day (GW) |
| 5 J | Children’s Day (GW) |
| 13 | EID EL FITR |
July | 1 | Independence Day |
| 4 | Liberation Day |
| 5 | Liberation Day Holiday |
| 20 | EID AL-ADHA |
| 22 J | Marine Day |
| 23 J | Health-Sports Day |
August | 6 | Umuganura Day |
8 J | Mountain Day | |
| 9J | Mountain Day Holiday |
| 15 | Assumption Day |
| 16 | Assumption Day Holiday |
September | 20 J | Respect for the Aged Day |
| 23 J | Autumn Equinox Day |
November | 3 J | Culture Day |
| 23 J | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
December | 25 | Christmas Day |
26 | Boxing Day | |
27 | Christmas Day Holiday |
Date J: Japanese holiday
Coincidence of official holidays with the days of weekend
Except 7th April, Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day, if an official holiday falls on one (1) day of the weekend, the following working day shall be an official holiday. If two (2) consecutive official holidays fall on a day of weekend, the two (2) official holidays shall be compensated in one (1) working day that follows. In case of coincidence of two (2) official holidays, the following working day shall be an official holiday to compensate one (1) of the two (2) coinciding official holidays.