A great day to see lots of pretty girls wearing beautiful kimono. In this era most of these girls will need someone to help them dress as they may never have worn a formal kimono before. Celebrates the founding of the Japanese nation. This year the holiday is carried over to Monday so we don't lose a chance to rest. The new school year starts in April.
Graduates go to work at companies.
Companies engage in a major shifting of staff from job to job or office to office. Most companies start their business year from April 1. And the government's budget year starts now. A day for environmentalists. Perhaps more importantly, this day marks the start of Golden Week .