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GOLDEN WEEK IN JAPAN!

   Golden Week (Gōruden Wīku ), often abbreviated to simply GW and also known as Ōgon shūkan ( "Golden Week") or Ōgata renkyū  ( "Large consecutive holiday") is a Japanese term applied to the period containing the following public holidays:    April 29 Emperor's Birthday (Tennō tanjōbi), until 1988 Greenery Day (Midori no hi), from 1989 until 2006 Shōwa Day (Shōwa no hi), from 2007 Perhaps a little kite flying during this holiday    May 3 Constitution Memorial Day ( Kenpō kinenbi) May 4    Holiday (Kokumin no kyūjitsu), from 1985 until 2006    Greenery Day (Midori no hi), from 2007 May 5    Children's D ay (Kodomo no hi), also customarily known as Boys' Day (Tango no sekku) Heading out to a movie or dinner for Golden Week History    The National Holiday Laws, promulgated in July 1948, declared nine official holidays. Since many were concentrated in a week spanning the end of April to early May, many leisure-ba