Question 1

True or false: Golden Week in Japan often leads to a spike in train and plane ticket prices, sometimes doubling.

Accepted Answer

True. Due to massive domestic travel demand, prices for Shinkansen and flights can double or triple, making it one of Japan's most expensive travel periods.

Question 2

True or false: Golden Week in Japan is a period of consecutive national holidays that typically results in one of the busiest travel seasons of the year.

Accepted Answer

True. Golden Week combines four holidays (Showa Day, Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day) in late April/early May, prompting many Japanese to take vacation, leading to crowded transportation and popular destinations.

Question 3

True or false: China's National Day Golden Week always starts on October 1 and lasts exactly seven days.

Accepted Answer

False. In 2020, the holiday was extended to 8 days (Oct 1-8) due to the Mid-Autumn Festival overlapping. Thus, it is not always exactly seven days.

Question 4

True or false: China has two Golden Weeks: one for Lunar New Year and one for National Day.

Accepted Answer

True. China has two official Golden Week holidays: Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) and National Day. Although the Labor Day Golden Week was eliminated in 2008, the Spring Festival and National Day breaks remain week-long public holidays.

Question 5

True or false: Golden Week in Japan is actually four separate national holidays clustered within seven days.

Accepted Answer

True. Golden Week consists of Showa Day (April 29), Constitution Day (May 3), Greenery Day (May 4), and Children's Day (May 5)—four national holidays within a seven-day period.

Question 6

True or false: China's Golden Week was created to boost domestic tourism after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Accepted Answer

False. China's Golden Week started in 1999, not 2008. It was designed to stimulate the economy and tourism after the Asian financial crisis.

Question 7

True or false: The term 'Golden Week' was coined by a Japanese film industry executive in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

True. The term was coined in 1951 by Masaichi Nagata, managing director of Daiei Motion Picture Company, a film executive, to describe high box office attendance during the holidays.

Question 8

True or false: Golden Week is celebrated in both Japan and South Korea, but on different dates.

Accepted Answer

False. South Korea does not have a Golden Week. Japan and China are the primary countries with this holiday period; South Korea has its own Chuseok holiday.

Golden Week Trivia Questions