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Friday September 3rd 2010

Chitose Ame, Thousand Year Sweets

Very shortly it will be shichi-go-san in Japan and chitose-ame are already in the shops for the occasion.

Cute rabbits on chitose-ame
Cute rabbits on chitose-ame

Chitose-Ame is a candy stick that comes in two colours – red and white. The name Chitose means 1000 years old and symbolises the long life that parents pray for their children to enjoy.

factory making chitoseame
factory making chitoseame
Love this photo!
Love this photo!

My daughter’s chitose-ame is still sitting in the packet …. the candy sticks are very hard. But I think she saw them as too symbolic to be eaten….(?) or maybe she figured she wouldn’t like the taste. The original bag which was patterned with turtles and cranes on is long gone. But this little guy kept his bag and has a fantastic dress for the day. Lovely shot!

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