April 30 - May 5
There is one week in Japan in early May when many holidays
come together. The week is called 'golden week', not because
the holidays are "golden", but because of a remark that was made
(and then became popular) that it was a golden opportunity to
get away for a vacation!
You can see the truth of this in the Daily
Yomiuri as
the roads show people leaving town. Those who do not leave have a wide
variety of things to enjoy also, including the bird show, shopping
(or window shopping) at all the best stores, or enjoying the
museum. Come along and see!