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Show lifts Golden Week travel

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Golden Week, which runs April 29 to May 6, is traditionally one of the strongest travel periods for Japanese visitors outside of Obon week and New Year's. However, this year the dates fall in an unfavorable pattern, which creates one isolated holiday and one five-day holiday period in the second half of Golden Week. Gregg Yamanaka gave a presentation Tuesday about Japanese culture, expectations, and forms of communication to better serve Japanese tourists.