May 4 is a national holiday called midori no hi (みどりの日), Greenery Day. May 4 was not a national holiday until 1985. It became kokumin no kyujitsu (国民の休日), holiday for the nation. Between 1989 to 2006 midori no hi was April 29 which used to be Emperor Showa's Birthday. Since 2007 it became on May 4.
We do not have any special event but enjoy another day off.
They say the entrance fee of Ueno Zoo was free of charge today, there were so many people visited there, especially to see new pandas. People made a long line of about 3 hours waiting to see them.
I went out to see a Japanese movie "Hankyu densha,katamichi 15 fun no kiseki (阪急電車 片道15分の奇跡)" literally, the Hankyu Train, miracles of 15 minutes ride for one way. It was a nice movie and the theaters were so crowded.
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