“Tango no Sekku” Boy's Festival Dolls

Tango-no Sekku (Boy’s festival or Children’s day) on May 5^th is a festival to pray the health and courage of boys.Families with sons celebrate this day by flying carp-shaped windsocks called “Koinobori”.  They also decorate their houses with samurai armors and warrior dolls, and eat seasoned rice cooked in bamboo leaves and sticky rice filled with red bean paste.
In Japan, carp are known to be strong fish that can leap up waterfalls. The Koinobori symbolize parents’ wishes for their sons to be as strong as carp.



We decorated our lobby with dolls and miniature armors 
of Boy's festival. 

  

Right doll : "Shoki" for against evil.
Left doll : "Emperor Jinmu" for being good at both academics and sports.
Center : A miniature warrior helmet