Japan is about to celebrate Golden Week, one of the country's biggest holiday periods, from April 29th to May 6th, 2026. Our Japanese team will be joining in the festivities, and we wanted to give you a heads up about what this means for your orders.

During Golden Week, our Japanese team takes a well-deserved break, so you may experience slight delays in order processing and shipping from our Japan warehouse. Normal operations resume May 8th, 2026. Orders placed before April 26th have the best chance of shipping out before the holiday kicks in, so if you need parts soon, now is the perfect time to grab them.

Parts available at our UAE, Belgium, and Korea warehouses are not affected and ship as usual 🚚

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For those curious about the holiday itself, Golden Week is a cluster of four Japanese national holidays that fall close together, creating one of the longest and most beloved vacation periods of the year. Here's what each day is about:

Originally the birthday of Emperor Showa (Hirohito), who reigned from 1926 to 1989. After his passing, the day was preserved as a time to reflect on the turbulent yet transformative Showa era, which saw Japan rebuild from wartime devastation into a global economic powerhouse. For car enthusiasts, the Showa era is also when Japan's automotive industry truly came of age, giving the world legends like the Toyota 2000GT, the first Skyline GT-R, and the early Mazda rotary engines 🚗 

Marks the day in 1947 when Japan's constitution came into effect, transforming the country into a modern democracy with a strong commitment to peace. It's a reflective holiday, often accompanied by newspaper editorials and civic discussions. Many government buildings, open their doors to the public on this day. 

A day dedicated to appreciating nature and being thankful for the environment. Parks and botanical gardens often offer free admission, and families head outdoors to enjoy the spring weather, which is usually at its most beautiful — cherry blossoms have just passed and fresh green leaves (新緑, shinryoku) fill the landscape. It's a genuinely peaceful holiday. 

The most visually iconic day of Golden Week. Families with sons traditionally fly koinobori — huge colorful carp-shaped streamers — outside their homes, symbolizing strength and perseverance (the carp is said to swim upstream against any current). You'll also see samurai helmet displays (kabuto) inside homes, and families eat kashiwa mochi (rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves) and chimaki (sweet rice dumplings). Historically it was "Boys' Day," but today it celebrates the happiness and well-being of all children. 

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