鯉のぼり
Koi Nobori (climbing carp)

鯉は生命力の強く急流をさかのぼり、竜門という滝を登ると竜になって天に登るという中国の伝説。

子どもがどんな環境にも耐える心の成長を願うもの。

Carp are able climb up rapid currents with great vitality. According to Chinese legend the carp was able to enter heaven by climbing up a waterfall called the dragon's gate.

This decoration holds the wishes for a child's reslience to perservere under any circumstances.