My Japanese teacher Gomi-sensei took Beth and I to an annual local festival. The festival was in honor of "Jizo" the god who looks after small children. Jizo is a cute little god that everyone loves, but he also has another purpose; women who have trouble becoming pregnant or those who have stillbirths or abortions will often pray to Jizo. You may have seen his image before; he is often depicted by small doll-like statues with colored garments. First we walked up to the temple and threw some money in the donation box. I bought a decorated arrow that is supposed to keep bad things out of the house. Then we joined the crowd perusing the food being sold in shop stalls lining the street. Oishikatta! (it was delicious!)
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