Showa Day
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Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shōwa no Hi | 1 |
| 昭和の日 | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmperor |
Emperor Hirohito
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Showa
Emperor Hirohito ⓘ
surface form:
Hirohito
|
| associatedWithEra | Showa era ⓘ |
| category |
Holidays in Japan
ⓘ
Spring holidays ⓘ |
| commemorates | birthday of Emperor Showa ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | April 29 ⓘ |
| dayOfMonth | 29 ⓘ |
| establishedAsCurrentForm | 2007 ⓘ |
| firstObservedAsShowaDay | 2007 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Showa period of Japanese history ⓘ |
| honors |
Emperor Hirohito
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Showa
Emperor Hirohito ⓘ
surface form:
Hirohito
|
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders
ⓘ
surface form:
Act on National Holidays of Japan
|
| month | April ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Emperor Hirohito
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Showa
Showa era ⓘ |
| observanceActivities |
government ceremonies
ⓘ
public discussions and events about history ⓘ visiting museums and historical sites ⓘ |
| observedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| officialNameInJapanese |
Showa Day
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
昭和の日
|
| partOf | Golden Week ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Golden Week
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Golden Week holidays
|
| predecessorHoliday | Greenery Day ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage reflection on Japan’s history during the Showa era
ⓘ
to honor the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa ⓘ |
| reclassifiedFrom | Greenery Day ⓘ |
| relatedHoliday |
Children’s Day
ⓘ
Constitution Memorial Day ⓘ Greenery Day ⓘ |
| romanizedName |
Showa Day
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa no Hi
|
| status | current national holiday of Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
consideration of Japan’s postwar reconstruction
ⓘ
reflection on the Showa era ⓘ |
| typeOfObservance | secular holiday ⓘ |
| wasPreviously | Greenery Day ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
昭和の日
this entity surface form:
Shōwa no Hi