☆ Koinobori carp streamers on Tokyo Tower　Where’s Wally ☆

Children’s Day is coming soon.

In Japan, there is a custom to celebrate May 5 as Children’s Day.

Speaking of Children’s Day, the carp streamer!

The carp streamer has the following meaning.

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Like the carp that swims strongly even in fast-flowing rivers and climbs up waterfalls,

the carp streamer is meant to wish that boys will grow up and become strong and vigorous….

Carp streamers are

The top one is a black carp symbolizing the father.

Middle is a red scarlet carp symbolizing mothers.

The bottom one is a blue or green carp that symbolizes a child.

I heard that the carp streamers are

What?

Is that so?

I am surprised!

Such a carp streamer

Did you know that until May 6, carp streamers are displayed in front of the main entrance on the first floor of the Tokyo Tower?

There are 333 carp streamers!

It is said that the name comes from the height of Tokyo Tower, 333 meters.

And

And among them, there is one fish that looks diffe

It is a saury!

This Sanma Noboribori is for Ofunato City in Iwate Prefecture,

which has a friendly relationship with Tokyo Tower.

It has been displayed every year since 2011

as a message of support for the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Finding the lone saury among the many carp…

It’s just like the old “Where’s Wally” game, isn’t it?

( Oh, Sarudono came from the Edo period, so of course you don’t know that… )

I’m so excited to find it…

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Tokyo Tower has a facility where you can experience VR attractions,

and

There is also an indoor athletic facility for small children.

It looks like a good place to go out.

Why don’t you consider it as one of the candidate places to go?