Golden Week
Mar 11, 2013 | 2:12 am
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Mar 11, 2013 | 2:46 am
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April 29 - Showa no hi (Monday)
May 3 - Kenpo Kinenbi (Friday)
May 4 - Midori no hi (Saturday)
May 5 - Kodomo no hi (Sunday)
May 6 - Holiday (Monday)
Mar 11, 2013 | 2:49 am
#18
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Golden Week holidays are ALWAYS the days of April 29th and May 3rd, 4th, and 5th. In addition, by law, if a holiday falls on a Sunday, then the following day is always a holiday, which is why the 6th is also a holiday this year.
Mar 11, 2013 | 3:28 am
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If May 3 is a Monday then it's a different ball game.
Mar 11, 2013 | 3:49 am
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Mar 11, 2013 | 10:21 pm
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I am Canadian.
I felt like I was marooned in Taiwan for a few years while I studied Chinese -- and it was then I discovered Flyer Talk. Thus the moniker.
I plan to use a visa service - it costs an extra 8000 yen but then I am hoping they have a method to cut down the wait time.
I felt like I was marooned in Taiwan for a few years while I studied Chinese -- and it was then I discovered Flyer Talk. Thus the moniker.
I plan to use a visa service - it costs an extra 8000 yen but then I am hoping they have a method to cut down the wait time.
Mar 11, 2013 | 11:51 pm
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The catch about "Golden Week" is that the days in the middle (April 30 to May 2) are not evenly treated as holidays: some shops and offices shut down, but the government, banks, etc. stay open. For many people it will end up being two long weekends back-to-back with a short and relatively uneventful work week in the middle.
The best case scenario is when April 29 falls on a Friday -- then the next week only has Monday and Friday as work days, with three holidays in the middle. Thus by taking two days off you get a total of ten holidays in a row.
The best case scenario is when April 29 falls on a Friday -- then the next week only has Monday and Friday as work days, with three holidays in the middle. Thus by taking two days off you get a total of ten holidays in a row.