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Nima-kai Kodomo no Hi Traditions

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Published: May 5, 2021 Modified: Feb. 11, 2025
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Submitted by: Hiro Izumine Omalley (Newport Coast, California, USA)

I believe that I was 5 years old at my parents home celebrating Kodomo no Hi in Tokyo Japan in 70’s. They wished me to be as healthy & strong as a samurai.

Photo taken by my father Michinao
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This was submitted by Hiro Izumine Omalley from Newport Coast, California, for Discover Nikkei’s Nima-kai Kodomo no Hi Traditions photo activity.

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I believe that I was 5 years old at my parents home celebrating Kodomo no Hi in Tokyo Japan in 70’s. They wished me to be as healthy & strong as a samurai.

Photo taken by my father Michinao

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