Let Golden Week Begin!!!

I really like this picture of the Co-Edo Bus in Kawagoe. It looks interesting. Last Saturday, when I finally took the time to go one more stop to Kawagoe Station, I wasn’t disappointed. As I mentioned before, Kawagoe has a historical area that I would like to check out. Even the area by the station is pretty cool. (Check out some pictures I took of Kawagoe here!

Golden Week is just beginning. What is Golden Week, you ask? It is a series of holidays in late April/early May that fall together over the course of a week. Unfortunately, they are not consecutive; this year, we have two work days right in the middle of Golden Week, Tuesday and Wednesday. And I have a few private lessons on Saturday and Sunday, so I won’t actually take a day off until Monday. Then I will work Tuesday and Wednesday, and I’ll have a four-day weekend. Of course, I rarely take more than one full day off at a time, so four days will seem like a lot (I hope!)

What will I do? Read on to find out…

Last year, I went to China for Golden Week. But this year, I decided to stay closer to home. Everything is so crowded and annoying, and they jack up the prices for tickets. Actually, I don’t mind the prices, but I am NOT in the mood to deal with annoying crowds. Besides, there are so many areas in and around Tokyo that I haven’t been to for a while (if ever). So I might take a day trip or two, but I also just want to hang out in Tokyo.

Actually, now I am thinking I should have taken a trip somewhere. After all, this is a golden opportunity to take a trip somewhere new. But I think I made the right choice. I remember last year when i took an impromptu trip to Hong Kong, I really liked Hong Kong, but I spent about half of the first day exhausted until I broke down and took a nap. Since it was only a two day trip, it was a waste…I could have done that here! Still, it was a great trip and I really enjoyed it.

I love to travel and see new places. But it is also nice to stay close to home and relax and enjoy your own neighborhood. So, I am going to go ahead and rest this time around. It’s still early. I think as the year progresses, I will live up to the title of this website.

By the way, I was surprised to find out last year, when I went to China for the first time, that the Chinese also have a Golden Week holiday at the same time. (Actually they have three of them every year!) I was jealous, because they actually get a full week, unlike in Japan, where we have to work in the middle of it…

For More Information

Wikipedia has articles on Golden Week in Japan and Golden Week in China.