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japan festival

Girls’ festival

Tomorrow on 3rd of MAR. is Girls’ festival “HINAMATSURI” in Japanese.
The family who have a daughter display dolls like this.
hina dolls
This is a traditional style of dolls.
On the top, The Emperor and the Empress are displayed.
On 2nd, three court ladies,
On 3rd, five musicians,
On 4th, two ministers,
On 5th, three servants,
On 6th to 7th, furniture and food are displayed.

We start to display these dolls in February, and store them away immediately after the festival.
Because we believe that leaving the dolls will be result in late marriage for daughter.

Nomally we eat
small rice cracker
rice cracker
diamond shaped rice cake
diamond-shaped-rice-cake
chirashi-zushi
chirashi sushi
drink clam soup
clam soup
and sake.
sake

These are typical Girls’ festival style in Japan.

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Sapporo Japan

a winter extravaganza Sapporo snow festival

Do you know Sapporo snow festival?
This is a one of famous winter festival in Japan.
The book『1000 places to see before you die』also take up this festival!
So, many people visit Hokkaido to see this festival.

In this winter, this festival will be held from 5th to 11th February 2015.

so elaborately!!
snow festival
fantastical!
night festival
This is a place called『Odori koen』at night.
odori at night
enjoy snow slide
snow slide

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