30th April 2019 and 1st May 2019 were very important days for Japanese citizens. Japanese emperor, Akihito, abdicated from his crown on 30th April 2019 and the next day, on 1st May 2019, the new emperor, Naruhito, took over the crown! Japan has their own unique calendar, in which the year is counted from the current emperor's coronation. Akihito's era was called "Heisei". Now, Naruhito's era is called "Reiwa". Celebrations are held in all over the country and Japanese people