3rd annual Aki Matsuri, Nov. 13
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Eliz Covarrubias, 3, left, looks up to Rev. Jun Miyasaka during a Shinto blessing while sitting with sister, Elena Covarrubias, 5, and cousin, Katelyn Nakayama,5, at the Shichi Go San: Keiki Kimono Dressing event at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. A traditional Japanese custom whereby parents of 3 and 7 year old girls and 3 and 5 year old boys brought their kimono clad children to Shinto shrines to pray for them to have long and prosperous lives. Today's event offered a professional photograph of the dressed-up children and a Shinto blessing by Rev. Jun Miyasaka of the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, regardless of age.
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Kimono-clad Kayla Teramoto, 3, gets her photograph taken at the Shichi Go San: Keiki Kimono Dressing event at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. A traditional Japanese custom whereby parents of 3 and 7 year old girls and 3 and 5 year old boys brought their kimono clad children to Shinto shrines to pray for them to have long and prosperous lives. Today's event offered a professional photograph of the dressed-up children and a Shinto blessing by Rev. Jun Miyasaka of the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii regardless of age.
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Katsue Teramoto arranges the hair decoration of her daughter, Kayla, 3, before getting her photograph taken at the Shichi Go San: Keiki Kimono Dressing event at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. A traditional Japanese custom whereby parents of 3 and 7 year old girls and 3 and 5 year old boys brought their kimono clad children to Shinto shrines to pray for them to have long and prosperous lives. Today's event offered a professional photograph of the dressed-up children and a Shinto blessing by Rev. Jun Miyasaka of the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii regardless of age.
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Tsutomu Nakai brought his Dragon Beat taiko drum group for a performance at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. Here the ensemble plays "Shunrai" as its final selection of their appearance.
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Tsutomu Nakai brought his Dragon Beat taiko drum group for a performance at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. Here the ensemble plays "Shunrai" as its final selection of their appearance.
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Tsutomu Nakai brought his Dragon Beat taiko drum group for a performance at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. Here he plays "Ibuki" at the front of the ensemble.
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Tsutomu Nakai brought his Dragon Beat taiko drum group for a performance at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. Here he plays "Ibuki" at the front of the ensemble.
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Tsutomu Nakai brought his Dragon Beat taiko drum group for a performance at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. Here he plays "Ibuki" at the front of the ensemble.
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Pei Nakayama, right, captures her own smartphone photo of her daughter, Katelyn Nakayama, 5, at right, with her cousins, Eliz Covarrubias, 3, left, and Elena Covarrubias, 5, at the Shichi Go San: Keiki Kimono Dressing event at the 3rd annual Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Sunday, November 13, 2016. A traditional Japanese custom whereby parents of 3 and 7 year old girls and 3 and 5 year old boys brought their kimono clad children to Shinto shrines to pray for them to have long and prosperous lives. Today's event offered a professional photograph of the dressed-up children and a Shinto blessing by Rev. Jun Miyasaka of the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, regardless of age.
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