Celebrating Showa Day

Posted by Kyle Yates in Japan Related

Today is Showa Day in Japan. It is a national holiday to commorate the previous Emporer’s birthday just before the Golden Week holiday period.

Before 2007, Showa Day was called Greenery Day. Before it was called Greenery Day, it was celebrated as The Emperor’s Birthday. And before 1985, it was not considered a national holiday, but it is now even though the name of the holiday has been changed several times over the past decade.

When the holiday was known as The Emperor’s Birthday, it was considered a day of rest. Now that the holiday is no longer known as Greenery Day, but Showa Day, it is back to being considered a holiday of rest.

And this year, as it happens, because the day is right smack in the middle of the week this year, Wednesday, there are really no other options but to stay home and rest for tomorrow it is back to work.