It’s May 1st and maybe some of you are already on their way to have their annual holiday. Golden Week is about to start! And like every year we want to share with you big events which are going on during Golden Week in Japan!
With the new year holidays (Shogatsu) , and Obon holidays in summer, the Golden Week is one of the three most important national holiday periods of the year, situated between the end of April and the beginning of May. Depending of the years and the week ends, the holidays can be up to five consecutive days.

April 29th is the Showa Day (Showa no Hi ????, in order to celebrate the birthday of the former Showa Emperor, who was born on this day in 1901.
May 3rd is the Constitution Memorial Day (Kenpo Kinnenbi ? ????), in honor of the 1947 Constitution of Japan. This is the only day of the year when the National Diet Building in Nagatachou is opened to the public. May 4th is the Greenery Day (Midori no Hi ?????), in order to celebrate nature and plants. 
 May 5th is the Children’s Day (Kodomo no Hi ? ????).

Originally, Children’s Day was dedicated to the good health and success of the sons in a family. This day has been celebrated since ancient times in both Japan and China, whereas the other holidays (Kenpo Kinenbi and Midori no Hi) were created after the Second World War. The day used to exclusively honor boys and fathers but a law in 1948 stated, that from now on girls as well as mother should be included.

On this day,  f...