Children's Day Iris Baths and Golden Boys (Shobuyu and Kintaro) (Ep. 51)

<p>On May 5th people all across Japan celebrate Children's Day or <em>Kodomo no Hi</em>. It might not be a normal year, but if you look out your veranda you can possibly see some carp streamer (<em>koi nobori</em>). One of the ways to celebrate is with an iris bath or <em>shoubu-yu</em>. It's purported to make you strong like a samurai. Another way to celebrate is for boys to set out a fancy doll. Kintaro is often found in houses all over Japan. He's also big and strong like a samurai.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1035" src= "https://www.uncannyjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kintaro-mom.jpeg" alt="Kintaro and Mom (Kitagawa Utamaro) looking in mirror" width= "771" height="1200" /></p> <p> </p> <p>You can also find me on:</p> <p><strong>Twitter:</strong> <a href= "https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a><br /> <strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a><br /> <strong>Patreon:</strong> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a><br /> <strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a><br /> <strong>YouTube:</strong> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAtoUS51HDi2d96_aLv95w" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAtoUS51HDi2d96_aLv95w</a><br /> <strong>Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a></p> <p>Notes: Intro/Outro by Julyan Ray Matsuura. <a href= "https://www.julyanray.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Here</a> and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd_1GQA_VlOiK2xi2euTFYA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. And