Quick Post about Boy's Day

This post will be short, as I’m tired and my fingers won’t work properly. However, I was in the mood to post some photos, so here I go. Oh, and a word on photos: I’m likely to be low on the pictures lately. Our camera is on its last legs and I’m in the process of getting a new one. So, most pictures are likely to not be great, and in a small quantity.

May 5th is now known as “Children’s Day” here in Japan, but it was once known by the less politically correct name, “Boy’s Day”. Families all around fly carp flags which represent the family. The uppermost streamer/flag is not a carp, but just a multicolored windsock - this represents the mother. Below this is the black carp representing the father. Under the father are the boy’s carps, usually blue and red. We hung some in our entry way. Also, to celebrate the occasion, we ordered this cake. It’s a little samuri boy. The Japanese writing on the side is hiragana and kanji. I can actually read it! It says “Day of Children”.

The Komu, in addition to being a popular destination for families over this holiday time, also celebrated its 10th anniversary. There were many special events which I will talk about another time when I’m not so tired. Aaron took a mini-woodworking class offered and made this awesome toy dog! Isn’t it wonderful?





Lastly, here is a cute picture of the boys sleeping.