Golden Week

Many national holidays take place during the upcoming week. April the 29th is the Showa Day - the birthday of a former emperor. May the 3rd is the Constitution Day. May the 4th is Greenery Day and dedicated to the environment and nature, and finally May the 5th is Childrens Day where the Boys Festival is celebrated with samurai dolls and carp streamers.

So many holidays in a row, means many people go to the movies which makes this period very prosperous for movie theaters, hence the week is known as Golden Week.

Golden Week is one of Japans three busiest holiday seasons, and we too will use the many days off on travelling. We have booked flight tickets to South Korea, where we plan to re-live our days as backpackers, with nothing planned and booked pre-hand, though only for a short period.