Will Iwakuni Finally Get Sunshine on April 29th?

The Iwakuni Kintaikyo Festival is held every year on the 29th of April (Showa Day), which marks the start of the Golden Week holiday in Japan. In recent years, it has rained every Showa Day, leading to the cancellation of some events and preventing the author from producing a good-quality article about the festival. However, things look promising this April, and despite the festival still being a couple weeks away, the weather in Iwakuni just might be sunny and dry this Showa Day! If so, the author will definitely make the trip down to Kintaikyo during Golden Week, and so should you!