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 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
It may be because July has arrived. Again, this year, from somewhere, I began hearing cicadas singing, “Meen, meen.” It is the moment when I think the summer has come again this year, as I hear the cicadas after leaving the house. When I walked for a while, I suddenly noticed something. For some reason,
At the beginning of the Showa 40s (late 1960s), I was born in Tokyo and grew up in Shinjuku Ward. My hometown is in the Ushigome area of Shinjuku Ward, and my family runs a printing-related company there. The Ushigome area includes towns such as Waseda, Ichigaya, and Kagurazaka, and there are still many printing-related