{"id":1134,"date":"2016-05-01T16:26:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T22:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2016-05-25T16:44:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T22:44:58","slug":"this-month-in-japan-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=1134","title":{"rendered":"This Month in Japan | May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kinryu_main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kinryu_main-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"kinryu_main\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kinryu_main-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kinryu_main-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kinryu_main.jpg 835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"_ZR irc_hol i3724\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheng-tsui.com\/blog\/celebrating-childrens-day-with-origami-kimonos\" target=\"_blank\" data-noload=\"\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwjj-pbNpvbMAhUVDlIKHcDdBQwQjB0IBg\"><span class=\"irc_ho\" dir=\"ltr\">www.cheng-tsui.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the arrival of May, it signals the mass amount of holidays celebrated during this time. People can find that Japan is the most busiest time as everyone is trying to get to their destination and\u00a0are going away for vacation. At the same time, it can be quite quiet in big cities like Tokyo as most people are not working and visiting other cities\u00a0or relatives who lives\u00a0further away. Here is what you need to know for the month of May in Japan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Japan Golden Week is a collection of four national holidays that take place within a week including Showa Day celebrating Emperor Showa&#8217;s birthday; Constitution Day; Greenery Day, a national holiday dedicated to nature; and finally, Children&#8217;s Day with families praying for the health and success of their sons.&#8221; &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onthegotours.com\/Japan\/Best-time-to-visit\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.onthegotours.com\/<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Golden Week<\/strong> is in between\u00a0April 29 to May 5. Make sure if you are planning to\u00a0a trip to\u00a0Japan during this time be aware that tourist spots, famous attractions, and traffic will be quite busy. During this time period is when many Japanese people take vacations and have time off work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Children&#8217;s Day<\/strong> is on May 5th and it celebrates the happiness, health, and personalities of children! A distinctive feature of this holiday in Japan are the carp-like kites which are used as decorations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The weather in May is probably one of the best time for people to enjoy nature and visit sites. It&#8217;s a period of when it is not too hot and before the arrival of the rainy season, so people are more likely to be outside from April to June.<\/li>\n<li>For more info &amp; events of Japan in May, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japan-talk.com\/jt\/new\/japan-in-may\">here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>www.cheng-tsui.com With the arrival of May, it signals the mass amount of holidays celebrated during this time. 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