Shichi-Go-San (七五三, lit. 'seven-five-three') is a traditional Japanese rite of passage and festival day for three- and seven-year-old girls, five-year-old...

Hanamatsuri: Flower Festival (April 8) Tanabata: Star Festival (July 7) Shichi-Go-San: festival day for children aged seven, five and three (November 15)...

hands is an eight, a nine and a three, phonetically expressed as "ya-kyu-san". This is the origin of the Japanese word for "gangster," yakuza. The value...

are worn to festivals, and okobo and furisode are worn by girls for shichi-go-san and young women on seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day). A slightly taller...

wearing his first pair of hakama from the age of five, as commemorated in Shichi-Go-San; a similar practice to this, called "breeching", was seen in Europe...

young children over their kimono to outings and on occasions such as Shichi-Go-San Michiyuki, a double-breasted Japanese overcoat characterised by a square...

within the shrines. Two such ceremonies are the birth of a child and the Shichi-Go-San. When a child is born they are brought to a shrine so that they can...

a very fancy kimono, usually the bright, colourful kimono worn for Shichi-Go-San. Okobo are usually worn with tabi socks. Geta are made of one piece...

journey to maturity as children. Japan has a coming-of-age ritual called Shichi-Go-San (七五三), which literally means "Seven-Five-Three". This is a traditional...

children 13 years and younger, such as Bar Mitzvah, Confirmation, and Shichi-Go-San. In Buddhism, temple boys are encouraged to follow the faith while young...

hifu are commonly seen as part of a child's clothing when worn for Shichi-Go-San. It is the origin of current kimono coat.[clarification needed] Open...

walking), are traditional Japanese wooden sandals worn by young girls for Shichi-Go-San, young women during Coming of Age Day and apprentice geisha in some...

and thus had time to order new banknotes to use. Seven, five, three: Shichi-go-san (七五三) is an event held on November 15 for children of these ages. Twenty:...

when a child survived to reach the age of 7 (as well as 3 and 5; see Shichi-Go-San), and ordinary people were only allowed to visit the shrine within the...

instance, took shape under Tezuka, developed into the super robot genre under Go Nagai and others, and was revolutionized at the end of the decade by Yoshiyuki...

super slurpy noodles". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 June 2011. RatesToGo: Best National Drinks Part I Archived 2009-11-02 at the Wayback Machine "Persimmon"...

Machine, in the NikkeiWest newspaper, San Jose, California, Vol. 10, No. 14, July 25th, 2002 "Obon Basics" - San Jose Taiko, California Archived August...

official documents. It is generally known as the 5-7 Paulownia (五七桐, Go-shichi (no) Kiri), which has been used by those in power and is the official...

to the birthplace for a child's Miyamairi, coming-of-age ceremony, Shichi-Go-San, etc. became popular. In addition, in Edo, Hiezanou was regarded as...

Japan, for example, birthdays, weddings and some holidays, such as Shichi-Go-San. In some places it is customarily made when a young woman reaches menarche...

Japan, Korea and the 2002 World Cup. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781135140212. San Gabriel, Ana; Ninomiya, Kumiko; Uneyama, Hisayuki (February 2018). "The Role...

Kashiwa mochi. chimaki. Japan portal Holidays portal Society portal Shichi-Go-San Children's Day Double Fifth Tết Đoan Ngọ Perkins, Dorothy (1991). Encyclopedia...

of about one month, as are the third, fifth, and seventh birthdays (Shichi-Go-San) and the official beginning of adulthood at age twenty (Seijin shiki)...

Hasegawa (Sazae-san). Astro Boy quickly became (and remains) immensely popular in Japan and elsewhere, and the anime adaptation of Sazae-san drew more viewers...

also one of the most popular for Japanese families to visit during the Shichi-Go-San coming-of-age festival. Tameike-Sannō Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza...

Shrine is one of the most popular places for celebrating Hatsumōde and Shichi-Go-San in Hiroshima. Boshin War Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Hiroshima...

other geisha and learning from the mother of the house (known as the okā-san (lit. 'mother')), apprentices learn how to speak with guests, the mannerisms...

April. Because of its size, it is a popular spot for hatsumōde and Shichi-Go-San. The god Inishiki-Irihiko-no-mikoto is enshrined and worshipped at Inaba...

position on the global stage. In this, Japan was forced to figure out how to go about in security, aid, and leadership, starting with reinventing their image...

often referred to as an obligation gift. It is not as common for couples to go out on dates together; that element seems to be reflected in Christmas Eve...