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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: Lin Miyake (Orange County, California, USA)

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Boys day decorations my parents and I have bought over the years.
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This was submitted by Lin Miyake from Orange County, California, for Discover Nikkei’s Nima-kai Kodomo no Hi Traditions photo activity.

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Boys day decorations my parents and I have bought over the years.

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Nima-kai Kodomo no Hi Traditions
May 5th is celebrated annually in Japan and in Nikkei communities around the world as Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day). The day is celebrated by displaying koinobori—carp-shaped windsock with the carp arranged from largest to smallest in diff…
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