The Golden Week - So-So Japanese

The Golden Week is the longest holiday season in Japan.

It is started on former Japanese emperor's birthday, April 29 and finished on May 5, children's day (boy's day). It depends on a date of Saturday and Sunday, but usually 7 days and 10 days the longest.

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Maybe it can be compare with Western Christmas day. What I mean is that "everyone takes holidays at the same time" except poor people who work for public transportation, restaurant and others.

It is also well known as "Most clouded period in Japanese traveler". Every domestic train and hotel is full and many people travel outside of Japan. So it makes most expensive air ticket season. Of course, every sight-seeing spot in Japan is full too.

If you are lucky to be traveler to Japan, I strongly recommend avoiding the season. If you are businessperson dealing with Japan, you have to be patient for this season.

As you know, no man wants to be killed by his wife…

Trivia

Following is publis holiday system in Japan. Most of people try to fill rest of the days:

April 29: Day of Green (Former Showa Emperor's birthday)
May 1: May day (not public holiday though)
May 3: Constitution Day
May 5: Children's day (boys day. girls day is March 3)

From 2007, April 29 is planning to be Showa day and May 4 is going to be public holiday as "Day of Green", which I didn't know...

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