Today is Culture Day in Japan. It was a major holiday when I lived in Japan. We used to spend the whole day visiting our friends' schools to watch parades and performances (my sisters and I went to a French school that didn't celebrate the day, but did give us the day off). On this day the schools hold festivals, the emperor awards prizes for the arts and science, museums and art galleries waive their entrance fees, and orchestras present free concerts. The Rose of the Day is Concerto.
