kimono and child 着物姿お母さんと娘 (harajuku, tokyo)

Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 10 November 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

mother and child celebrating Shichi-go-san at meiji-jingu shrine in tokyo.

So, why are the numbers 3, 5 and 7 significant? according to Japanese numerology, these numbers are very lucky; they also symbolize a transition from toddler into middle childhood.

one of the reasons i find this festival so very heartwarming is because of that fact of transition: though they are wearing very expensive, beautiful kimono and hakama, and though they may look more akin to adults on this day, they are still in nature quite child.
(day 2 of 8)

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