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Today, my younger host sister, Mayuko celebrated her shichi-go-san. Shichi-go-san, which literally means, seven, five, three is a holiday of sorts for children whose ages are seven, five, and three. Girls dress up in their first grown-up kimono and boys dress up in their hakuma. The festival itself is meant to bring longevity and good luck to the children celebrating it.

Mayuko looked like a tiny Christmas tree ^__^

Three generations

Mayuko-chan getting fixed up a bit

My host mom, Mayu-chan, great-grandmother, and Mii-chan

Little girl posing for pictures

Everyone was a photog today

More pictures, more posing

Detail of Mayu-chan's kimono. It was gorgeous!

Piggy back ride!

Mayuko reads her fortune