May
05
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Fish Flag Day!
Gigantic fish flags take to the sky at Nishiarai Daishi temple
On a fine spring day, how can you not be cheered by spotting koi nobori swimming through the sky? It’s Children’s Day again, here in Japan, and fathers & sons everywhere are celebrating by having iris fights in the bath.
Carp flags school over the shopping street in Kameido
Fancy golden ones in a Kawagoe shop window.
Here are last year’s beauties at Tokyo Tower and hanging from a kite string at Yoyogi Park: Swimming In The Sky
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