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This prompted the managing director of Daiei Film Co., Ltd. to dub the week "Golden Week" based on the Japanese radio lingo "golden time", which denotes the period with the highest listener ratings. [6] At the time, 29 April was a national holiday celebrating the birth of the Shōwa Emperor.
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 ...
The ceremony is commonly held on the Coming of Age Day, but there are regional variations. Some municipalities hold it during Golden Week (a week from late April to early May when Japanese holidays follow one after another), Obon (days to honor one's ancestors), or January 1–3.
April 29 was subsequently no longer celebrated as The Emperor's Birthday but instead as Greenery Day, part of Japan's Golden Week. After a series of failed legislative attempts beginning in 2000, the April 29 holiday was finally renamed Shōwa Day in 2007 with support from the ruling coalition composed of the Liberal Democratic Party and ...
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 .
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 ...
Golden Week may refer to: Golden Week (China) , two weeks of Chinese holidays, occurring in January or February, and September or October Golden Week (Japan) , several Japanese holidays that occur during the first week of May
Constitution Memorial Day is a time to reminisce about the events of Japan's history. Constitution Memorial Day in Japan is a part of Golden Week.In 2019 a one-off Platinum Week was held, with extra events and a longer duration, to commemorate the inauguration of the new emperor, Naruhito.