November 6: “The One-Inch Boy” and Chitose Candy Bag

Join us for a kamishibai reading of “Issunboshi” or “One-Inch Boy” as we celebrate Shichi-go-san.

Shichi-go-san, which literally means seven, five, three in Japanese, is a rite of passage celebrating the healthy growth and development of young children. On November 15, children of the ages of 3, 5 and 7, wear kimono and visit a shrine with their family. Children receive chitose ame or thousand year candy in bags decorated with cranes and turtles as a wish for long life. Special family photo shoots are also held to capture the growth of children.

Make your own chitose ame bag to collect well wishes and candy.