Japanese children and families attending the annual shichi go san, or (7-5-3) ceremony. A time for dressing up, being blessed and receiving presents

---

Japanese children and families attending the annual schichi go san, or (7-5-3) ceremony. A time for dressing up, being blessed by the monks and receiving presents. And of course being photographed by everyone.

---

Size: 2592px × 3872px
Location: Ikuta Shrine, Kobe, Japan
Photo credit: © Stuart Ayton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: 15th, 7-5-3, ame, celebration, children, chitose, culture, dress, families, festival, hakamagi--gi, ikuta, japan, japanese, kamioki, kimonos, kobe, november, obitoki--gi, passage, rite, san, shichi, shrine, traditional, travel