Gōruden Wīku

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Gōruden Wīku is a series of national holidays in Japan that occur in late April and early May, creating one of the country's longest annual vacation periods.

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Gōruden Wīku canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese national holiday period ⓘ
holiday period ⓘ
affects hospitality industry in Japan ⓘ
retail industry in Japan ⓘ
transportation industry in Japan ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Golden Week ⓘ
associatedWith crowded tourist destinations ⓘ
full-booked trains and flights ⓘ
traffic congestion ⓘ
characteristic one of Japan's longest annual vacation periods ⓘ
series of national holidays ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance major holiday season in Japan ⓘ
time for leisure and travel for many Japanese workers ⓘ
economicImpact higher accommodation prices ⓘ
higher transportation prices ⓘ
increased tourism demand ⓘ
peak travel season in Japan ⓘ
endDateApproximate May 5 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasPart consecutive days off for many workers ⓘ
holidaySystem Japanese public holidays law ⓘ
includesHoliday Children's Day ⓘ
Constitution Memorial Day ⓘ
Greenery Day ⓘ
Shōwa Day ⓘ
linked to: Showa Day
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Japan ⓘ
originContext Japanese film industry promotion term in the 1950s ⓘ
originOfName English phrase "Golden Week" ⓘ
linked to: Golden Week
relatedTo New Year holiday period in Japan ⓘ
Obon ⓘ
linked to: Ullambana Festival
romanization Gōruden Wīku ⓘ
socialEffect increased domestic migration during the period ⓘ
school holidays often aligned or partially overlapping ⓘ
startDateApproximate April 29 ⓘ
timeOfYear early May ⓘ
late April ⓘ
typicalDuration about one week ⓘ
usedFor domestic travel ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
international travel ⓘ
leisure activities ⓘ
shopping ⓘ
writingSystem Japanese kana ⓘ

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Golden Week → alsoKnownAs → Gōruden Wīku ⓘ