Children's Day at the Garden

Sunday May 5th was "Children's Day" in Japan. So I suggested an event at the Children's Magical Garden. And it happened. It was a beautiful low-key event run by a few mom members of the garden, full of good energy and laughter. Kids were running everywhere. We had craft projects going on, but the main attraction was the chicken coop in-progress and the former chicken run. Kids loved going in and out of the skeleton structure of the coop, and raking and shoveling mulch in the former chicken coop. It really felt like the garden was such a gem, beautiful oasis in the city. I was also proud to introduce Japanese customs that closely relate to seasons. Next one I'm thinking of hosting is "Star Festival" on July 7th. Conveniently it's Sunday again.