🇯🇵 Golden Week — Constitution Memorial Day 2025: 11 days off, 4 PTO
Saturday, May 3 • Japan
Golden Week — Constitution Memorial Day 2025 falls on Saturday, May 3. Take 4 PTO days around it and you get 11 consecutive days off — a 2.8x return on your leave.
11
days off
4
PTO days
2.75x
efficiency
Apr 26 – May 6, 2025
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PTO days to book: Mon, Apr 28 · Wed, Apr 30 · Thu, May 1 · Fri, May 2
Other ways to play it
Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
5 days off (May 2 – 6, 2025) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
10 days off (May 3 – 12, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
11 days off (Apr 26 – May 6, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
17 days off (Apr 26 – May 12, 2025) · 8 PTO days
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