Golden Week (ゴールデンウィーク Gōruden Wīku), often abbreviated to simply GW and also known as Ōgon shūkan (黄金週間, “Golden Week”) or Ōgata renkyū (大型連休, “Large consecutive holiday”).
Golden week is a Japanese term applied to the period containing the following public holidays:
- April 29
- The Emperor’s Birthday (天皇誕生日 Tennō Tanjōbi), until 1988
- Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no Hi), from 1989 until 2006
- Shōwa Day (昭和の日 Shōwa no Hi?), from 2007
- The Emperor’s Birthday (天皇誕生日 Tennō Tanjōbi), until 1988
- May 3
- Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日 Kenpō Kinenbi)
- May 4
- Holiday† (国民の休日 Kokumin no Kyūjitsu), from 1985 until 2006
- Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no Hi), from 2007
- May 5
- Children’s Day (こどもの日 Kodomo no Hi), also customarily known as Boys’ Day (端午の節句 Tango no Sekku).
