diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/wheels/DayWheel.java b/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/wheels/DayWheel.java
index 21a713c..f9dc76e 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/wheels/DayWheel.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/henninghall/date_picker/wheels/DayWheel.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class DayWheel extends Wheel {
 
     @Override
     public String getFormatTemplate() {
-        return "yy EEE d MMM";
+        return (pickerView.locale.getLanguage() ==  "ja") ? "yy MMMd日 EEE" : "yy EEE d MMM";
     }
 
 }