Ichikai Town

It’s the last day of one-week-long-holiday or Golden Week in Japan, today.

I have been rather relaxed except for going on a short trip to Ichikai town.

My wife and I went there to see a spring flower field. The weather was not perfect but we enjoyed seeing beautiful scenery there.

On our way back to home, we dropped by a Café Hidamari to have lunch at a table near grass garden.

The taste of the lunch was not recommendable but it was reasonably priced.

carp-shaped Koinobori streamers 

Children's Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUZYYdBCMcw

Children's Day is a Japanese national holiday which falls on May 5.
It is a day to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness.
I went to Okamoto park and Jidayubori park in Setagaya, Tokyo on May 5. I lived in Setagaya early 1990s and frequently visited Okamoto park.
There are traditional Japanese houses in the park and the staff members of the park celebrate every national holiday in its traditional ways.
It was unfortunately rainy but I enjoyed wonderful day there.


Before Children's day, families with boys raise carp-shaped Koinobori streamers and traditional Japanese military helmet, Kabuto. The Kabuto are symbols of a strong and healthy boy.
A carp is said in the Chinese legend that it swims upstream to become a dragon.
And the way the streamers blow in the wind looks like they are swimming.