From today, April 29th 2023 until May 5th is Golden Week in Japan. This year, Golden Week seems a bit shorter than usual as the start of the Golden Week lands on Saturday. More about Golden Week in Japan in the previous blog post. https://nativeexpat.home.blog/2019/04/26/what-is-golden-week-and-the-cheapest-way-to-narita-airport/ This Golden Week is the first time since Covid-19 pandemic … Continue reading (Mini) revenge travel this Golden Week 2023
February 11th (Tuesday) is 建国記念の日(Kenkoku kinen no hi) which is a public holiday in Japan so we took a day off on Monday to have a 4 day break to explore Hakuba in Nagano, a region famous for ski resorts. ⛷ Welcome to Tsugaike, Hakuba! Firstly, what is 建国記念の日 (Kenkoku kinen no hi)? This holiday … Continue reading 3 days skiing in Tsugaike (Hakuba, Japan)
For two weekends in a row in September 2019, Japan is celebrating a public holiday on a Monday and this Monday is 秋分の日 (Shuubun no hi, Autumnal Equinox Day)🍂. In English, it makes total sense what the day involves but I wasn't too sure what "Shuubun" meant besides the character for "Shuu" is 秋, autumn … Continue reading Autumnal Equinox Day
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