Let's take paid leave and go on a trip

This is very timely after Genkidesu's question about work-life balance. Today is "Let's take paid leave and go on a trip day". Maybe the individual who registered this anniversary, just known as "Travel Around japan", also wants to see Japan adopt a better work-life balance. S/he created the anniversary under the brand name of "47 arounders". Forty-seven (47) refers to the number of prefectures in Japan and the real aim of the anniversary is to encourage people to travel domestically.

But in addition, relating back to Genkidesu's question, the anniversary also contains the idea of taking advantage of paid leave to visit places that are not usually easy to visit, such as rural areas and remote islands. Also, taking paid leave at a time when the rest of the country is not off, as is the case with national holidays, means that you can travel easier and often get discount travel and accommodation.

The date is derived from a pun on 10/9; 10 for "yu" and 9 for "kyu". Yūkyū 有給 means paid leave. In addition, October is also the "promotion period for taking annual paid leave" set by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.