Today is Children’s Day, also known as “Tango no Sekku,” a day to celebrate and wish for boys’ healthy growth and well-being (^o^)／
This article is brought to you by “Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Dental and Oral Surgery, open year-round,” a dental clinic that supports Nishitsu.
It seems the tradition began with families raising banners and other decorations to celebrate the birth of a boy. Eventually, carp began to be depicted, inspired by the old saying that “a carp that climbs all the way up a waterfall becomes a dragon.”
We gathered some koinobori carp streamers we found around Nishinomiya (^o^)／
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Koinobori at Mercard Mukogawa
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They’re swimming energetically high up in the sky ＼(^o^)／
Koinobori at Koshien Gakuin
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Wishing for children to grow up healthy!
Shukugawa’s “Koinobori Are Back”
Koinobori over the river look great ＼(^o^)／
Koinobori on the Tsutogawa River, around Nishinomiya Kitaguchi
There’s a whole row of koinobori made by children ＼(^o^)／
A collaboration between real carp and koinobori!!
Did you spot the carp in the river?
Koinobori That Looks Like It’s About to Eat the Sun
This koinobori that looks ready to gobble up the sun was at Yakujin-san ＼(^o^)／
Koinobori Along the Hankyu Line, between Nishinomiya Kitaguchi and Mondo-Yakujin
From the Hankyu train side, it kind of looks like it’s caught in a net ^^;
When you go around to the other side, it’s huge ＼(^o^)／It looks like lots of kids could fit inside!
Koinobori also carry the meaning of warding off misfortune!
This year especially, we hope they’ll swim with even more energy !(^^)!
