Golden Week - Japan's Springtime Spectacle

THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah Featuring Golden Week - Japan's Springtime Spectacle Golden Week, or "Gōruden Wīku" (ゴールデンウィーク) in Japanese, is a collection of four national holidays, that occur within seven days, typically from April 29th to May 5th. It's one of Japan's busiest holiday seasons, alongside New Year and Obon. During this time, many Japanese people look forward to this week, plan vacations, travel domestically or internationally, and enjoy leisure activities. The Holidays Within Golden Week The national holidays making up the Golden Week are: April 29Showa Day (Showa no hi):April 29 is the birthday of former Emperor Showa, who died in the year 1989. Until 2006, Greenery Day (see May 4) used to be celebrated on this day. May 3Constitution Day (Kenpo kinenbi):On this day in 1947, the new postwar constitution was put into effect. May 4Greenery Day (Midori no hi):Until 2006, Greenery Day used to be celebrated on April 29, the birthday of former Emperor Showa. The day is dedicated to the environment, because the emperor loved plants and nature. Before being declared Greenery Day, May 4 used to be a national holiday due to a law, which declares a day, that falls between two national holidays, a national holiday. May 5Children's Day (Kodomo no hi):The Boy's Festival (Tango no Sekku) is celebrated on this day. Families pray for the health and future success of their sons by hanging up carp streamers and displaying samurai dolls, symbolizing strength, power and success in life. The Girl's Festival is celebrated on March 3. Join us for an exploration of Springtime in Japan and Golden Week! Tue, Apr 29, 2025 – Tue, May 6, 2025 https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2282.html THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices