We went back to my wife's hometown of Matsusaka for my daughter's Shichi-Go-San ceremony. This is a time for little boys and girls aged 3, 5 and 7 to go to the shrine and be blessed for the coming years. My daughter's ceremony is actually coming one year late since we were just moving here from the USA last year.My mother in law bought my daughter a very beautiful and quite expensive kimono for the ceremony. She was able to celebrate with her cousin Momo also.
I was floored at how beautiful she really looked. That Sunday morning all the women in the house left to get their hair styled for the ceremony. Once everyone was ready we all went to the nearby photo studio to get our family pictures.
The kimono was exquisite. The detail on just the red inner lining was just right for my little girl. After the ceremony the journey back to the house was made more difficult in the fact that Anna could no longer walk in the beautiful sandals her grandmother gave to her.As a result I had to carry her back. You will not believe how heavy a 4 year old can be until you try to lift her wearing one of these.
For the complete set of pictures please take a look at the Picassa photo link to the right. 
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