Culture Day in Japan
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Japan's Culture Day celebrates the arts, scientific achievement, and the ideals of peace and freedom. A national holiday, it puts creativity in the spotlight, from major museums to school exhibitions.
How it is celebrated: exhibitions, concerts, and cultural festivals bring people together. Some museums offer free admission, while distinguished figures in the arts and sciences receive the Order of Culture.
Japan's postwar constitution was promulgated on this day in 1946. It took effect exactly six months later, which explains why Constitution Memorial Day falls in May.