Kodomo no Hi (Children's Day)
May 5th 2009 After getting back from the Philippines, I noticed there were fish windsockets hanging all over the place on Okinawa. After doing a bit of research I've learned that these fish wind-sockets are flown for "Children's Day." Here's what I learned from Wikipedia:
Kodomo no Hi (こどもの日 ,meaning "Children's Day") is a Japanese national holiday which takes place annually on May 5, the fifth da
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