Five-Day Silver Week Holiday Begins
Japan's Silver Week began on September 19 with five consecutive days off for the first time in 11 years, drawing crowds to food and festival events across the country despite rainy weather in the Kanto region as Typhoon No. 25 approached. (News On Japan)
Japan's Silver Week, a five-day holiday consisting of five consecutive days off, began on September 19, drawing crowds to various food and festival events across the country despite rainy weather in the Kanto region as Typhoon No. 25 approached. At Hibiya Park in Tokyo, visitors gathered for the Niku Matsuri meat festival, featuring dishes from around Japan, while cloud and rainy conditions prevailed across much of Kanto and other areas on the first day of the Silver Week holiday.
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