Starting from tomorrow, Golden Week begins throughout Japan. Golden Week is the longest vacation period for the year, and when most Japanese travel both domestically and internationally. The following holidays are recognized:
* April 29 – Showa Day (\u662d\u548c\u306e\u65e5)
* May 3 – Constitution Memorial Day (\u61b2\u6cd5\u8a18\u5ff5\u65e5, Kenpou kinenbi)
* May 4 – Greenery Day (\u307f\u3069\u308a\u306e\u65e5, Midori no hi)
* May 5 – Children’s Day (\u3053\u3069\u3082\u306e\u65e5, Kodomo no hi)
GenkiJACS is planning a school trip to Mount Aso during this time. I hope we don’t get too stuck in traffic!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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