mother and daughter (harajuku, tokyo)

Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 15 November 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture.

and then: it's all over for this year. the childrens' small shoes gradually become larger, along with their stride; the 3- and 5-year olds have to wait a year before they return in kimono to the shrines. the 7-year olds, however, will return in thirteen years, on the second Monday in January to celebrate Seijin no hi-- "Coming of Age Day".
(day 7 of 8)

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kids
tokyo
culture
japanese
shinjuku
harajuku
kimono
七五三
子供
meiji-jingu
モノクロ