Silver Week 2016 in Japan We have special weeks in Spring and Autumn in Japan. The first one is called the "Golden Week" from around the end of April until the first week of May, and the other one is "Silver Week" which lies in the third week of September. In the Golden Week, there are some national holidays such as Green day on April 29, Memorial Day of National Constitution on May 3, and Children's Day on May 5. Many offices and factories are also closed on May 1 to celebrate Labor Day. Usually, these holidays come with weekend and become an extended holiday if you take one or two days off between them. Now, the another holiday week is coming in two weeks. That is the Silver Week from September 10, Saturday to 25, Sunday. We have two national holidays that week, which are Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day on 19 and Autumnal Equinox Day on 23. If we take three days off on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, it becomes a 9-day holiday!! What a wonderful week it is! Unfortunately, I cannot make it the longest holiday because I have an important meeting on Wednesday. But I can still have a 3-day holiday at the beginning of the Silver Week and a 4-day weekend after the meeting. I am now enjoying making a plan for the holidays with my wife.