Golden Week Japan

Golden Week Japan is an annual event happening from April 29th to early May each year and it includes 6 national holidays within one week.

Tokyo Ginza Golden Week Japan in 2010

Golden Week is ゴールデンウィーク Gōruden Wīku, Gōruden Uīku including the following events :

• April 29
  • The Emperor’s Birthday (天長節 Tenchō Setsu), 1927-1948
  • The Emperor’s Birthday (天皇誕生日 Tennō Tanjōbi), 1949-1988
  • Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no Hi), 1989-2006
  • Shōwa Day (昭和の日 Shōwa no Hi), 2007-present
• May 3
  • Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日 Kenpō Kinenbi)
• May 4
  • Citizen’s Holiday (国民の休日 Kokumin no Kyūjitsu), 1985-2006
  • Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no Hi), 2007-present
• May 5
  • Children’s Day (こどもの日 Kodomo no Hi), also known as Boys’ Day (端午の節句 Tango no Sekku).

(event source : Wikipedia / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_(Japan))

It was strange to see the main shopping street in Ginza fully becoming a pedestrian street with chairs, tables and sunshades in the middle of the road but all that was just super fun. Also the crowd in Asakusa was a way lot bigger than it is usually. The Senso-Ji temple is a sacred place anyway but on these days it’s becoming a lot busier. As a matter of fact all Tokyo is getting busier during the Golden Week. The Sakura (桜 or 櫻; さくら) blossoming also happening these days so the parks are also full with people. There is also footage  about cherry blossoming inside and outside of Japan alongside 2D/3D animations. You can check them here

This footage was captured in 2010 on a brand new HD Panasonic P2 camera. Back then P2 and even HD was a fairly new thing. Unbelivable that it happened 8 years ago as it still feels like yesterday. This footage is getting vintage soon 🙂

You can license the Golden Week footage here

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