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Okitomo Shrine vol.2 沖友神社 (by nineblue)

Okitomo Shrine vol.2 沖友神社 (by nineblue)

祐天寺 Yūtenji (by CaDs)

祐天寺 Yūtenji (by CaDs)

DSC_2145 by shibuya246

DSC_2145 by shibuya246

SHICHIGOSAN

Shichi-Go-San (七五三 [Age] seven-five-three) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys, held annually on November 15.

Shichi-Go-San is said to have originated in the Heian Period amongst court nobles who would celebrate the passage of their children into middle childhood. The ages three, five and seven are consistent with Japanese numerology, which dictates that odd numbers are lucky. The practice was set to the fifteenth of the month during the Kamakura Period.

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SHICHIGOSAN

Shichi-Go-San (七五三 [Age] seven-five-three) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys, held annually on November 15.

Shichi-Go-San is said to have originated in the Heian Period amongst court nobles who would celebrate the passage of their children into middle childhood. The ages three, five and seven are consistent with Japanese numerology, which dictates that odd numbers are lucky. The practice was set to the fifteenth of the month during the Kamakura Period.

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Kunōzan Tōshō-gū is a Shintō shrine in Suruga-ku in the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.  (by Yu-z)

Kunōzan Tōshō-gū is a Shintō shrine in Suruga-ku in the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. (by Yu-z)

Summer Cool, Izumo Taisha via Shibuia246

Summer Cool, Izumo Taisha via Shibuia246

Shimenawa, Meiji Shrine, Tokyo via ZaneSmith | Streamzoo

Shimenawa, Meiji Shrine, Tokyo via ZaneSmith | Streamzoo

Kyoto Kurumazaki-jinjya shrine, JAPAN (by Eiji Murakami)

Kyoto Kurumazaki-jinjya shrine, JAPAN (by Eiji Murakami)

Kyoto Kitano-tenmangu shrine, JAPAN (by Eiji Murakami)

Kyoto Kitano-tenmangu shrine, JAPAN (by Eiji Murakami)

商売繁盛を祈ります (by sunnywinds)

商売繁盛を祈ります (by sunnywinds)

Gagaku: Music of Kyoto&#8217;s Imperial Court via Kyoto Fan | Facebook

Gagaku: Music of Kyoto’s Imperial Court via Kyoto Fan | Facebook

source: Hiroaki Kaneko