Golden Week (Japan)

The Golden Week (Japaneseゴールデンウィーク, Gōruden WiKu, in short: GW), and Ogon Shukan (黄金 周 间, dt " golden week " ) or Ogata Renkyū (大型 连 休, dt " great holiday series" ), is in Japan next O -Bon and New Year an important part of the holiday calendar.

Most employees try to get the days off between the holidays and weekends, many companies also include one or more residual business days altogether. The Golden Week is the most popular season, with reliably good weather and very pleasant but not too high temperatures, which allows a wide variety of activities.

The in Japan very seasonal prices for flights and for hotels in typical holiday areas reach for the golden week generally a ridge of high pressure, in some cases from a high for the year. Flights and hotels are booked in advance for part years.

The Japanese public holidays are:

• April 29: Since 2007 Showa no Hi (昭和の日, dt " Showa Day " ), formerly known as Midori no hi (みどりの日, "Green Day " ),
• May 3 Kempo Kinen -bi (宪法 记念 日, " Constitution ")
• May 4: Since 2007, Midori no Hi, formerly Kokumin no Kyūjitsu (国民 の 休日, " folk holiday " ), and
• May 5: Kodomo no Hi (こどもの日, "Children ").

It should be noted that May 6 can also be transformed into a holiday, because in Japan a holiday that falls on a Sunday, will be rescheduled on the next following business day. In 2009, this would be the Kempo Kinen -bi on Sunday, May 3, so that the Wednesday, May 6 also still part of the Golden Week. Similarly, also April 30th is the holiday when - falls on a Sunday April 29th - as in 2012.