Old-Fashioned “Chitoseame” Candy Bags for The Japanese Children’s Celebration “Shichi-go-san”

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The Origin of Shichi-go-san In Japan, when girls turn three and seven years old and boys turn five, we appreciate their growth and have celebration ceremonies at shrines, temples, and other religious ceremonial halls. This ceremony is called Shichi-go-san, which means seven-five-three (7-5-3) in Japanese numerical characters. Shichi-go-san is said to have originated on November

Soseki Natsume’s “I Am a Cat” A comedy-drama that transcended the time and countries

Bronze statue of Soseki Natsume at Natsume Soseki Memorial Museum

Soseki Natume was born on February 9, 1867, in Ushigome Babashita, Edo (present-day Kikuicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). On October 14 of the same year, Taisei Hokan (Restoration of Imperial Rule ) took place. Japan was in the midst of the Meiji Revolution as the era shifted from Edo to Meiji. That was more than 150 years