Golden Week Schedule 2019

The start of May is a special time in Japan: Golden Week, a string of public holidays when Japanese people like to get out and travel. But this year it is even more special, as it marks the end of one imperial reign, and the start of the next.

Right now, we are in Heisei year 31, but from May 1, we will be in the new imperial year Reiwa 1, with the coronation of a new emperor, the current emperor's eldest son.

As a result, this year Golden Week will have an even sparser auction schedule than usual:

Monday, April 29 -- JU Tokyo running, all other auctions closed
Tuesday, April 30 -- All auctions closed
Wednesday, May 1 -- All auctions closed
Thursday, May 2 -- All auctions closed
Friday, May 3 -- All auctions closed
Saturday, May 4 -- All auctions closed

Our suppliers, such as transport companies, customs brokers, shipping agents etc, will also all be closed during that week. As a result, our offices will also be closed for this period and we will not be able to respond to emails etc. in the timely way that we usually do.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but with our suppliers also closed, we cannot take any action during this time anyway.