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Annual. Golden Week (Japanese: ゴールデンウィーク, Hepburn: Gōruden Wīku)[a] or Ōgon Shūkan (黄金週間) is a holiday period in Japan from 29 April to 5 May containing multiple public holidays. [1] It is also known as Haru no Ōgata Renkyū (春の大型連休, Long spring holiday series). One of Japan's largest holiday periods ...
Shōwa Day. Showa Day (昭和の日, Shōwa no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan held on April 29. It honors the birthday of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito), the reigning emperor from 1926 to 1989. [1] Shō (昭) means "shining" or "bright", and wa (和) means "peace", signifying the "enlightened peace" that citizens receive. According to the now ...
Golden Week (Japan), World Environment Day A bus decorated with two flags in celeberation of Greenery Day, 2024 The present observation of Greenery Day ( みどりの日 , Midori no Hi ) as a public holiday in Japan stems from the celebration of the birthday of the Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito , who lived from 1901 to 1989) on April 29 every year ...
Celebrates the entering into force of the 1947 Constitution of Japan. Date. May 3. Frequency. Annual. Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日, Kenpō Kinenbi) is a public holiday in Japan. It takes place on May 3 in celebration of the enactment of the 1947 Constitution of Japan. It is a part of the collection of holidays known as Golden Week.
Shōwa Day marks the start of the Golden Week holiday period. [6] Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日, Kenpō Kinenbi) May 3 This national holiday was established in 1948, to commemorate the day on which Japan's postwar constitution took effect. Constitution Memorial Day falls during Golden Week. [6] Greenery Day (みどりの日, Midori ...
Coming of Age Day. Young people, dressed up for Coming of Age Day, walk in front of a shrine just before twilight (2009) (video). Coming of Age Day (成人の日, Seijin no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday of January under the Happy Monday System. It is held in order to congratulate and encourage all those who ...
Golden Week (Japan), Tango no Sekku, Duanwu Festival, Dano Festival, Tết Đoan Ngọ. Children's Day (こどもの日, Kodomo no hi) is a public holiday in Japan which takes place annually on May 5 and is the final celebration in Golden Week. It is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness.
Silver Week (シルバーウィーク, Shirubā Wīku) is a new Japanese term applied to a string of consecutive holidays in September, occurring only in certain years. In 2009, the term gained popularity, [1] referring to the unusual occurrence that year of a weekend followed by three Japanese public holidays in September. The holidays were ...