π Greenery Day in Japan
Where: Tokyo, Japan
Nearby on the globe: Meiji Shrine β π Open the 3D globe
π On This Day: May 4
May 4: Greenery Day in Japan. Today is Greenery Day, a national holiday in Japan. It is a day to enjoy nature and feel thankful for it. It is one of the holidays of Golden Week, which runs from late April to early May.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1738 π¨ The Imperial Theatrical School, Russia's first ballet school, was founded in Saint Petersburg; today it is the famous Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
- 1972 πΏ A small Canadian environmental group called the Don't Make A Wave Committee changed its name to Greenpeace, which grew into a worldwide nature-protection group.
- 1989 π Space Shuttle Atlantis launched the Magellan probe to Venus, where it used radar to see through thick clouds and map almost the whole planet. Kennedy Space Center β
π§ Question of the day
Which Japanese holiday week includes Greenery Day?
- Golden Week
- Obon
- Silver Week
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Answer: Golden Week
π Landmarks that opened on May 4
Questions
What happened on May 4?
May 4: Greenery Day in Japan. It happened in Tokyo, Japan.
Which landmarks opened on May 4?
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (inaugurated 2001).
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