Golden Week
E152340
Golden Week is a cluster of national holidays in Japan that creates one of the country's longest and busiest vacation periods each year.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golden Week canonical | 11 |
| Golden Week holidays | 2 |
| Golden Week in Japan | 2 |
| English phrase "Golden Week" | 1 |
| Golden Week (Japan) | 1 |
| Golden Week (spring holidays) | 1 |
| Golden Week holiday period | 1 |
| Japanese Golden Week holidays | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1334490 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Golden Week Context triple: [Showa Day, partOf, Golden Week]
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A.
Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
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B.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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C.
Tet holiday
Tet holiday is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the country’s most important and widely celebrated festival marking the arrival of spring and a time for family reunions and ancestral worship.
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D.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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E.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Golden Week Target entity description: Golden Week is a cluster of national holidays in Japan that creates one of the country's longest and busiest vacation periods each year.
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A.
Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
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B.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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C.
Tet holiday
Tet holiday is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the country’s most important and widely celebrated festival marking the arrival of spring and a time for family reunions and ancestral worship.
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D.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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E.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
holiday period
ⓘ
travel season ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Golden Week in Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Week
Gōruden Wīku ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
crowded transportation
ⓘ
domestic travel in Japan ⓘ family leisure activities ⓘ overseas travel by Japanese residents ⓘ peak travel prices ⓘ tourism industry in Japan ⓘ |
| characteristic |
busy travel season
ⓘ
cluster of national holidays ⓘ long vacation period ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
New Year holiday period in Japan
ⓘ
Obon ⓘ
linked to:
Ullambana Festival
|
| containsHoliday |
Children's Day
ⓘ
Constitution Memorial Day ⓘ Greenery Day ⓘ Shōwa Day ⓘ
linked to:
Showa Day
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major holiday season in Japan ⓘ |
| dateRangeApproximate | April 29 to May 5 ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
high demand for flights and trains
ⓘ
high demand for hotels ⓘ increased consumer spending ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Japanese national holiday law ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
annual travel forecasts
ⓘ
reports on traffic congestion ⓘ |
| planningBehavior | extended vacations by combining weekends and holidays ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
office workers taking paid leave
ⓘ
students on school break ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–fiscal year start in Japan ⓘ |
| tourismPattern |
domestic sightseeing peak in Japan
ⓘ
outbound tourism peak from Japan ⓘ |
| transportationImpact |
busy airports in Japan
ⓘ
congested expressways ⓘ crowded Shinkansen trains ⓘ |
| travelAdvisory |
advance reservations recommended
ⓘ
crowded tourist destinations ⓘ |
| typicalEnd | early May ⓘ |
| typicalStart | late April ⓘ |
| workplaceEffect |
many businesses close
ⓘ
reduced government office hours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Golden Week Description of subject: Golden Week is a cluster of national holidays in Japan that creates one of the country's longest and busiest vacation periods each year.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Golden Week
subject linked to:
Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)
linked to: Golden Week
linked to: Golden Week
linked to: Golden Week
subject linked to:
Children's Day
linked to: Golden Week
linked to: Golden Week
linked to: Golden Week
linked to: Golden Week
linked to: Golden Week