Golden Week (Japan)
golden week japanese ゴールデンウィーク hepburn gōruden wīku ōgon shūkan 黄金週間 holiday period japan april may containing multiple public holiday also known haru ōgata renkyū 春の大型連休 long spring holiday series one japan largest holiday period year golden week often see surge vacation travel throughout country despite name day week officially designated public holiday worker often opting take full week golden week encompasses following public holiday note citizen holiday 国民の休日 kokumin kyūjitsu generic term official holiday may unnamed official holiday rule convert day two holiday new holiday japan celebrates labor thanksgiving day holiday similar purpose may day celebrated europe north america public holiday land sunday next day already holiday becomes holiday year case compensation holiday 振替休日 furikae kyūjitsu held either april may golden week holiday fall sunday compensation holiday shōwa day childrens day greenery day constitution memorial day respectively national holiday law promulgated july declared nine official holiday since many concentrated week spanning end april early may many leisurebased industry experienced spike revenue film industry exception film jiyū gakkō recorded higher ticket sale holidayfilled week time year including new year obon prompted managing director daiei film co ltd dub week golden week based japanese radio lingo golden time denotes period highest listener rating time april national holiday celebrating birth shōwa emperor upon death day renamed greenery day みどりの日 midori hi greenery day moved may april renamed shōwa day commemorate late emperor emperor birthday 天長節 tenchō setsu celebrated called emperor birthday 天皇誕生日 tennō tanjōbi emperor naruhitos birthday february golden week particularly long due imperial transition succession new emperor naruhito son emperor emeritus akihito empress emerita michiko reigned enthronement may well designated additional national holiday day mark official beginning new japanese period reiwa april may already holiday caused april may public holiday well making golden week ten consecutive day saturday april monday may january september due covid pandemic japan thenjapanese prime minister shinzo abe announced golden week festival cancelled celebration first time amid government declared first state emergency prevent spread virus extended april may tokyo governor yuriko koike urged closed school university college well business kantō region discouraged holiday travel golden week prevent spread infection japanese resident tokyo advised stay home stay home week ステイホーム週間 sutei hōmu shūkan rebranded stay home week save life ran april may osaka governor hirofumi yoshimura urged closed school may business kansai region encouraged extend holiday period weekend may also late april thenjapanese prime minister yoshihide suga announced golden week festival cancelled celebration second time amid government declared third state emergency following covid infection surge two year cancellation muted celebration golden week festival returned japan began april may without inssurence covid state emergency omicron time first monthperiod although many golden week festival resumed including hakata dontaku hamamatsu kite festival hiroshima flower festival among others held across nationwide first time since reiwa period begin many japanese national take paid time holiday company closed completely give employee time golden week longest vacation period year many japanese worker golden week popular time holiday travel many japanese travel domestically lesser extent internationally takatsuki jazz street festival held golden week two day live jazz performance act artist different location inandaround center takatsuki northern osaka super gt fuji km car race held may become synonymous date golden week cancelled amid covid infection surge holiday japan golden week china silver week