Mari and Misaki in kimono at Zenkoji
亀清旅館の若若女将の七五三で今日、親子三人で善光寺へお参りしに行ってきました。貴重な親子のお時間、贅沢なフランス料理の昼食、紅葉した善光寺… 良い思い出になりました。着物の美咲ちゃんがいつもの女の子となんとなく違う;お姫様の様になりました。ママも頑張って、着物を。上田紬の綺麗な青い着物。（私はただのスーツだったけど、一応、ママと揃う為に上田紬のネックタイにしました。）
Our daughter Misaki celebrated her "Shichi-Go-San" today. Literally meaning 7-5-3, it is a chance for 7-year old and 3-year old girls in Japan dress up in a kimono, and boys when they are 5 years old to dress up in suits, and go to a local shrine or temple for a special ceremony.
So today, we dressed our little 3-year old Misaki in a lovely pink kimono and while her brothers were at school, the 3 of us (mom in blue Ueda Tsumugi kimono and I in my suit -- with an Ueda Tsumugi necktie!) went to the big Zenkoji Temple in Nagano City. Some precious mother-father-daughter time, a luxurious lunch at a french restaurant, and Zenkoji splendid in fall leaves -- it made for a memorable day.
Pink Kimono, Red Door
Strike a Pose
煙を
Ｗｉｔｈ Ｄａｄｄｙ
Photo by Misaki (Hey - she cut off my head!)
Misaki and Mommy at Lunch
