Most gaijins here already know or at least, have heard of Golden Week in May which is almost a week long holiday (kinda scattered within a week) coz of back-to-back bank holidays. Luckily, in September this year, it sort of happens again. So what do J-peeps celebrate? It's the Respect for the Aged Day, which is followed by another national holiday (unnamed - due to the law) and then the Autumn Equinox Day. That’s 3 days of bank holidays and if you add the weekend, you get 5 days off. Oh, yes!
Most travel agencies want to capitalise on this and the mass media or (some marketing guru) has dubbed it as Silver Week. Not bad as it has a ring to it! Also, hence silver reflects old age in J-land which sort of equates to the Respect for the Aged Day. Anyway among the popular holiday destinations this year are Seoul, Bali, Taipei and Guam. So beware, it’s gonna be mayhem again, I promise. Trains and roads would be jammed pack so take note of these when you’re traveling. Fortunately, for me, I’ll be spending it at home doing some DIY (again). But we might pop out and acclimatised ourselves at our local neighbourhood or hang out at museums and even do a bit of shopping at AEON.
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